The Creative Book Club - Flesh by David Szalay

Schedule

Tue Mar 03 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Milk Bar Reading | Reading, EN

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A book club for artists, makers and creatives
About this Event

The Creative Book Club is a book club for those with creative tendencies of all kinds, held at Milk Bar. The group meets every 6 weeks to discuss a book but also if the themes influenced our creativity in any way.

Tickets are limited so please pre-book.


As part of the Book Club the Milk Team design a cocktail inspired by themes and flavours in the book, there is an option to buy this or a drink of your choosing direct from Milk on the evening if you would like.

3rd March Flesh by David Szalay critically acclaimed, Booker Prize-winning 2025 novel that follows the life of István, a detached Hungarian man from his troubled adolescence in a Hungarian housing estate through his rise to the London elite, exploring themes of masculinity, power, money, and alienation through sparse, realist prose that focuses on his physical experiences and rash decisions, sparking debate about modern manhood.

Follow @thecreativebookclub on Instagram for updates and share your book inspired snaps with the group by tagging them in


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Inclusivity, safety, respect, confidentiality and consent are fundamental principles at Jelly workshops and events.

By attending this workshop you are agreeing to act in accordance with our workshop behaviour policy which can be viewed here: https://www.jelly.org.uk/policies

This workshop is taking place in the community. See venue description on where to find us.

Inclusivity, safety, respect, confidentiality and consent are fundamental principles at Jelly workshops and events.

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Venue Description

This session is taking place at Milk Bar http://www.milkreading.com The address is 8 Merchants Place, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1DT. Our apologies that Milk bar has no step free access.


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