Masculinity
- FictionThings Fall ApartChinua Achebe · 1958
- Non-fictionAll Boys Aren't BlueGeorge M. Johnson · 2020
Boys Book Brunch
A think club for boys who love, or want, to read and yap.
What this is
A space to think & chill
Once a month, a few boys sit down for brunch to discuss books, essays, and papers.
You don't need to read a whole book for the brunch though. Each month, we share a 'Book of the Month' to read at your own pace, and a shorter 'Brunch Brief' you can get through in an hour or two. It might be an essay, a chapter, a podcast episode or a film. The brief is what we'll talk about at brunch.
To keep things interesting, brunch is hosted at a new spot each month.
Why brunch
Where boys make friends over ideas (and 🍳).
A space for boys to develop friendships through intellectual conversation, rather than just sports, networking or nightlife. Brunch helps us keep it social rather than academic (read: stuffy and boring).
Anatomy of the brunch
Ninety minutes, same as a Chelsea vs. Arsenal game
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· 15 min
Plates and coffee
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· 15 min
Check-in
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· 45 min
The yap
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· 10 min
Takeaways
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· 5 min
The draw
Book of the Month · November · Philosophy
Consciencism
Philosophy and Ideology for De-Colonization and Development with particular reference to the African Revolution
Written while he was Ghana's first president, Nkrumah asks what a newly free Africa should build its thinking on: its traditional values, Islam, and the Euro-Christian legacy of colonial rule, and how to weave the three into a philosophy of its own.
Starter shelf
What some boys are reading
A few picks to get you started on some of the topics we cover at brunch.
Health
- FictionThe Death of Ivan IlyichLeo Tolstoy · 1886
- Non-fictionI Don't Want to Talk About ItTerrence Real · 1997
Money
- FictionA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959
- Non-fictionThe Psychology of MoneyMorgan Housel · 2020
Art
- FictionThe Moon and SixpenceW. Somerset Maugham · 1919
- Non-fictionWays of SeeingJohn Berger · 1972
Philosophy
- FictionSiddharthaHermann Hesse · 1922
- Non-fictionConsciencismKwame Nkrumah · 1964
Technology
- FictionFrankensteinMary Shelley · 1818
- Non-fictionAmusing Ourselves to DeathNeil Postman · 1985
The monthly letter
Join the brunch list
Receive one email a month with the Book of the Month, the next Brunch Brief, and new picks for the shelf across all six themes, fiction and non-fiction.
Getting a seat
Before each brunch
- Read the Brief!
- Bring a question.
- Be on time.