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50 bookers meet up 2024

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PermanentTemporary · 20/02/2024 21:02

Well... I'd love to meet you all!

Anyone who thinks they might be interested in coming to meet and talk books, post here.

There are going to be lots of dates, ideas and places and i wonder if anyone would be willing to organise with me?? It would mean private messaging and perhaps moving to WhatsApp or email at some point. Maybe 3 of us?

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PermanentTemporary · 23/02/2024 20:00

Have pmd you @MamaNewtNewt and @StColumbofNavron

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Palegreenstars · 23/02/2024 19:41

Ah what a fab idea, I’m always curious about who everyone is in real life. I’d definitely try and make it.

JaninaDuszejko · 22/02/2024 21:22

My preference would be

  1. Manchester
  2. London (bizarrely chesper yo get to than Manchester despite being further away)

Wouldn't go to Bath this year but if I was in the area I would, love Bath.

Sportycustard · 22/02/2024 18:35

If this is a weekend meet up I'd be up for it. Manchester or Bath preferably for me but I could do London if I had to.

I haven't been to a Mumsnet meet up since 2013 so it could be fun

CrepuscularCritter · 22/02/2024 18:01

Sounds like a great idea. My order of preference would be London then Manchester with Bath being a bit challenging to reach. It would be good to meet the fellow MN readers.

Tarahumara · 22/02/2024 16:50

Hello, London would be easiest for me but willing to travel!

BestIsWest · 22/02/2024 10:07

@sadik I’d be up for a Welsh meet up sometime. I’m very boring though.

SheilaFentiman · 22/02/2024 05:56

My order is also

london
bath
manchester

RomanMum · 21/02/2024 23:42

I'd love to come if I'm free! First choice would probably be London.

satelliteheart · 21/02/2024 21:25

My preferences would be

  1. London
  2. Bath
  3. Manchester
StrangewaysHereWeCome · 21/02/2024 20:12

I too am a rather reserved introvert - sounds like there may be a quite few of us. I would possibly be able to make a London meet up, depending on dates and trains, which have been pretty unreliable here. Manchester would be very easy indeed. I wouldn't make Bath.

Midnightstar76 · 21/02/2024 19:46

My preferences would be Manchester, very iffy Lobdon then Bath. Manchester a lot easier for me to get to but London would be timely and costly. Great idea

TattiePants · 21/02/2024 19:16

I’m another who’s uncertain whether they’ll make it though it’s refreshing there are lots of other introverts as I always assume everyone else is much more confident than me. I’m in the NE so Manchester or London would both be possibles for me. Bath would be too much of a faff.

StColumbofNavron · 21/02/2024 18:54

Very happy to be third pair of hands.

I live quite centrally in London so can be totally flexible.

Im away until 11 Aug.

like the idea of this thread for ongoing adhoc catch ups too.

For those who are a bit apprehensive, in my experience you don’t actually get huge numbers on the day if that is reassuring at all.

Boiledeggandtoast · 21/02/2024 18:27

I'm in the reticent category too, but would be interested in a London meet-up.

TimeforaGandT · 21/02/2024 15:34

Many thanks to those of you …..

TimeforaGandT · 21/02/2024 15:16

My preference would be London but might make it to Bath. Unlikely to get to Manchester.

However, I am trying to arrange two family events this summer and struggling to settle dates for those so I am only a possibility rather than a certainty depending on the date that’s fixed.

Many thanks to this if you willing to wrestle with dates and locations - a thankless task!

CornishLizard · 21/02/2024 15:10

Thank you PermanentTemporary and MamaNewtNewt for offering to organise! My preference would be 1) equal London or Bath or 3) Manchester.

saturnspinkhoop · 21/02/2024 14:27

I could do London. I think the idea of a meet up in two or more locations is a good one.

BadSpellaSpellaSpella · 21/02/2024 14:20

My preferences would be

Bath
London or Manchester (both take about the same time to get to)

cassandre · 21/02/2024 13:48

I'm not yet sure of my timetable in August, but my preferences would be: London, Manchester, Bath.

Thanks to @PermanentTemporary and @MamaNewtNewt for offering to organise! 🙏

It's a good point that us bookish types are less likely to be social butterflies 😁. I'd love to meet some of you though!

MorriganManor · 21/02/2024 13:33

I am feeling reassured by the number of shy and reserved people, so I’ll put a very tentative Manchester down, but please don’t count that as any sort of deciding vote.
I’ve been to meet ups of MNers before (small friendship group types, not the big ‘official’ ones), plus ones related to a hobby. I think I’m just a bit out of practice and probably need to arm myself with my copy of Cuddy and prepare to fend off all naysayers with a saintly glare Wink

DesdamonasHandkerchief · 21/02/2024 13:17

So true bilomania 😂 and really for those wavering what's the worst that can happen - you have a not particularly enjoyable afternoon 🤷‍♀️ not the end of the world. Feel the fear and do it anyway 💪

bibliomania · 21/02/2024 13:13

Manchester
London
Bath
would be my order.

I like the suggestion of one north and one south.

For anyone feeling shy, I think the chances are high that most of us aren't social butterflies - we clearly all like to retreat to the covers of a book. Nobody will judge.

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PermanentTemporary · 21/02/2024 13:03

Hope you'll think about it @ChessieFL. We'll have to think of a really tempting book(s) to discuss Grin

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