{"title": "Smoke by Ivan Turgenev", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pushkin House", "address": "Bloomsbury Square 5a, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/fiction/novel"], "description": "An in-person reading group gathering at Pushkin House in London, where participants come together to discuss a book. The group meets to read and talk about Smoke, a novel by the writer Ivan Turgenev. Places can be reserved in advance for the session. 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The club reads and discusses one book per session, with this year's picks including Milkman by Anna Burns, Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healy, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén. Sessions are free, though a donation to The Mill is suggested.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-mill-book-club-65744/", "official_url": "https://themille17.org/events/the-mill-book-club-6-2026-11-03/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/840d047b08dfb044a964b65d3533526866d65ef888fca7f41b3dabd7f1f2539b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Minet Reading Group", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Minet Library and Lambeth Archives", "address": "Knatchbull Road 52, SE5 9QY London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A reading group for people who love reading and talking about books. 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