The East Bay Mystery Readers’ Group (EBMRG) formed in January 1994. The group meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at:

Walden Pond Books
Rare Book Room
3316 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610-2737
510-832-4438

Mention you are a member of the EBMRG at checkout and receive a 15% discount on your purchase.

Each month we discuss the three (3) books which had been chosen previously by the group. Some people will have read all three, some only one, and some haven't had a chance to read any of the books, but we still like people to come. Our remote members are welcome, and encouraged, to send in their comments prior to the meeting so they may be included.

Our meeting agenda is:

• Discussion of the selected books – This is not a heavy discussion. We don't get into "what was the meaning behind" but do more liked it, hated it, why, and whether you would read more by that author.
• What else did you read? – Round-the-group discussion – We each talk briefly about other books we've read during the month
• Selection of future books – It is helpful if members arrive early to troll the store’s mystery section and pull books which look interesting to them for nomination. We then review the possible selections and vote on which to read two-months out.

We select the 3 books for 2-months out. The books must be available in paperback or available from the library, and we try to have different types (cozy, medium-dark, dark) so everyone has at least one book that appeals to them. We try to keep to this but, with more books being released as trade paperbacks, we will, occasionally, select one in that format.

New members, both local and remote, are welcome.

Questions? Email LJ Roberts, coordinator of the East Bay Mystery Readers’ Group.

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