Spin the wheel, not-that-young professional! Too feeble for rock climbing? Too ugly for podcasting in the ‘everything is clips’ age? Not single enough, despite these facts, for run clubs? There is one remaining choice: start a book club.
No longer the domain of staid suburbia, book clubs have become cool. Dua Lipa has one, and listings on Eventbrite more than quadrupled between 2019 and 2023.
And yet, what’s simple on paper is fraught with danger. As the leader, you will face great peril should the endeavour sour. Dwindling attendance. Unread novels. Rival book clubs. Success depends on one thing: you must become the book club despot.