Book Clubs, you’re invited
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Homer Out Loud
We intend to read Emily Wilson’s translation of the Homeric epics out loud together, beginning with Iliad.
Every Monday at 6pm. Click here to get on the newsletter for this group and stay up-to-date with our progress.
CURRENTLY READING: Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
NEXT MEETING: Every Monday
Backlist book club
We’ve been meeting since 2022 and we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Join us to explore the Deep Vellum backlist. Lively conversation, intellectual stimulation, regular celebration of the largest publisher of translated literature in the world being in the Big D.
Every last Thursday of the month at 7PM. Click here to join our Discord.
CURRENTLY READING: Lookout by Christine Byl
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, June 25th, 2026
Underdogs in Space
Underread sci-fi/fantasy/speculative classics by underrepresented authors. Bring a snack to share, bring some drinks, bring a craft, and be a dog.
Every first Wednesday of the month at 7PM.
CURRENTLY READING: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, June 3
DEEPER VELLUM
An offshoot of our longstanding Backlist Book Club, this is for the reader who gravitates to the longer books in our catalogue. If you’re undeterred by “plotless fiction” or “metafiction” or the concept of a “concept novel” then this is for you.
Once a season on a Wednesday at 7pm.
CURRENTLY READING: Schattenfroh by Michael Lentz, Translated by Max Lawton
SILENT READING HOUR: June 13th, 2026