Est. 2016
Four readers and one borrowed table
Litura Reading Collective started as a standing Thursday in the back of a bookshop. The shape has grown; the premise hasn't.
Our story
A reading habit, made social
Reading is a private pleasure that becomes something else entirely when you can hand it to someone. We built the collective around that hand-off: a shared book, a set evening, a guide with better questions than "did you like it?".
Ten years on we run two circles a month, an author evening most seasons, and an online table for members who read at strange hours.
What we believe
Curiosity over credentials
Nobody is tested at the door. The best readings in our history came from people outside the subject.
Slow is a feature
We would rather finish one book well than skim four. Long books get long schedules.
Hospitality first
Chairs are pulled up, not assigned. New members speak within the first ten minutes.