Rebel Book Club Toronto x MODERN LOVE
About this Event
About the book:
We're told men and women want different things from love: he wants novelty, she wants commitment, he's chasing looks, she's chasing status. Psychology professor Paul Eastwick says this popular "evolutionary" story is unscientific, and sometimes dangerous. Drawing on original research from his own lab, he reveals a more hopeful truth: attraction isn't about hierarchies of 10s and 2s, it's about finding, and often building, real compatibility.
Why we chose it: "Rarely have scientific rigour and exuberant optimism been such congenial companions." - Eric Klinenberg, co-author of Modern Romance
Inspired by our monthly non-fiction reads, our mix of part cocktail party, part creative classroom is a recipe that builds your reading habit while connecting with like minded people.
Interested? Want to join us at our August event?
Try out the club with Eventbrite - new customers only. Ticket price includes access to the Toronto Rebel Book Club event and a special RBC welcome cocktail/mocktail curated by In Good Spirits.
This month's venue: In Good Spirits
Your hosts for the evening:
Claire Jones
Claire is a media, ad tech, and event marketing exec, and a recent master's graduate in the psychology and neuroscience of mental health, with a focus on AI and human behaviour.
Born and raised in England, she's a proud neurodivergent who has spent the last 8 years following her curiosity across continents, and now she's bringing that energy to Toronto. With a bookshelf overflowing with non-fiction and a deep belief in the power of community, she can't wait to find her people at RBC!
Claire's Top Non-Fiction Recommendations:
1. The Body Keeps The Score, by Bessel van der Kolk
2. Invisible Women, by Caroline Criado-Perez
3. Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
Simren Deogun
Simren is a strategic advisor, marketer, systems thinker, people leader, and writer. Her nose has been firmly stuck in a book since kindergarten and hopes one day to be a published fiction author.
She is a native Torontonian who enjoys taking in concerts, plays, musicals, and, more recently, WNBA games with the Toronto Tempo. Most importantly, she is a women’s health advocate and survivor of Stage 4 Endometriosis.
“Rebel Book Club has found its new home here in Toronto – I know the people and the culture will welcome a third space like this where we can read and connect. I’m beyond excited to help bring this to life in my home city!”
Simren’s Non-Fiction Recommendations:
1. Rest is Resistance, byTricia Hersey
2. When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress, by Gabor Maté MD
3. Mindset, by Carol S. Dweck
About Rebel Book Club
Every month since 2015, we've helped 1000's of curious minds explore a topic, meet, discuss and share learnings & actions. We're meeting monthly in London and four other locations within the UK (Oxford, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh), in Denver and New York (USA), in Sydney & Perth (Australia) and Toronto & Vancouver (Canada) + we have a digital membership for members round the world.
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Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 9.05 to CAD 16.82
