"One heavy day I ran away from the grim face of society and the dizzying clamor of the city and directed my weary step to the spacious alley. I pursued the beckoning course of the rivulet and the musical sounds of the birds until I reached a lonely spot where the flowing branches of the trees prevented the sun from touching the earth. I stood there, and it was entertaining to my soul - my thirsty soul who had seen naught but the mirage of life instead of its sweetness. " - Khalil Gibran This month we're reading about nature! Bring your favourite books about nature, the e Read More..

The theme for this month is graphic novels, comics and illustrated books
Like Alice, this month we only approve of books with pictures in  them! Bring a comic, graphic novel or illustrated book to Atta Galatta Book Club. 💜 Read More..

“I myself am good fortune; 
Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing,
Strong and content, I travel the open road.”
-- Walt Whitman This September, the Atta Galatta Book Club is reading about travel! Bring your books, stories, poems, plays, novels, memoirs about travel and exploration and join us on September 9th!
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"O my language/ I return to you / when my tongue feels / stiff from / remaining silent, / hurting my soul." - Kedarnath Singh (trans Kalpana Singh-Chitnis) In October, the Atta Galatta Book Club is reading anything and everything in Indian languages. Bring your favourite book, poem, drama written in a vernacular language. We'd love to hear the work read as it's supposed to sound! (Translations are welcome too, of course.)   Read More..

We've been doing human libraries for much longer than the internet. Atta Galatta Book Club's theme for November is Memoirs, Autobiographies and Biographies. Read More..