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Reading together,
at your own pace.
Three paths into books, their questions and the thoughts we share about them.
The proposal brings together a monthly selection, a guide to reading in stages and a written forum where we take part and respond. Everyone joins in when they can.
Club membership
US$10 / month
No minimum commitment.
Cancel anytime, without penalty
A single membership of $10 USD per month will provide access to all three reading paths and all their topic-based forums. Books must be obtained separately.
The forums will be exclusively for members with an active paid membership.
Choose where to begin
One membership gives you access to all three reading paths. Take part in one or more, at your own pace.
01 / CLASSIC LITERATURE
The enduring relevance of the classics
An invitation to explore human experience across the centuries
Alfaguara · provisional edition Swann’s Way
Marcel Proust was a French novelist, the author of In Search of Lost Time.
He was born in Auteuil, Paris, on 10 July 1871 and died in Paris on 18 November 1922.
Penguin Clásicos · provisional edition Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
He was born in Moscow in 1821 and died in Saint Petersburg in 1881.
Penguin Clásicos · provisional edition Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright, the author of Don Quixote.
He was born in Alcalá de Henares in 1547 and died in Madrid in 1616.
Spanish-language covers for the private mock-up · Editions to be confirmed
Guide and edition to be confirmed.
02 / PHILOSOPHY · STOICISM
The art of living
Three starting points for exploring Stoic thought, facing difficulties and cultivating tranquillity
Gredos · Handbook / Fragments Handbook
Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher who had been enslaved before founding his school.
He was born in Hierapolis, Asia Minor, around AD 55 and died in Nicopolis around 135.
Acantilado · selection in a collected volume On the Shortness of Life
Seneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher, writer and statesman.
He was born in Corduba, now Córdoba, around the turn of the Common Era, and died in AD 65.
Alianza Editorial Meditations
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor and Stoic thinker, the author of Meditations.
He was born in Rome in AD 121 and died in 180; the precise location of his death is disputed.
Spanish-language covers for the private mock-up · Editions to be confirmed
First title: Handbook. Guide and edition to be confirmed.
03 / ROMAN EMPIRE
Rome through fiction
Santiago Posteguillo’s Trajan trilogy. Historical fiction as a starting point for discussing characters, power and context, while distinguishing fiction from history.
Planeta · Santiago Posteguillo Los asesinos del emperador
Santiago Posteguillo
Planeta · Santiago Posteguillo Circo Máximo
Santiago Posteguillo
Planeta · Santiago Posteguillo La legión perdida
Santiago Posteguillo
Spanish-language covers for the private mock-up · Editions to be confirmed
First title: Los asesinos del emperador. Guide and edition to be confirmed.
Read in stages, without rushing
Books differ in length and pace. Before each reading, we will define its stages; this proposal does not require you to finish every work within a month.
Find your way into the book
An introduction to the author and context, the reference edition and initial guidance without revealing the ending.
Read in stages
Defined sections or chapters, ideas to look out for and questions to accompany each stage. Page numbers will depend on the chosen edition.
Discuss in writing
Separate forums for Classic literature, Stoicism and the Roman Empire, with permanent threads for each book and chapter to share questions, interpretations and responses without mixing conversations. Only members with an active paid membership will be able to read and participate. Spoilers will be marked according to reading progress.
Revisit what you have read
A closing conversation to connect ideas, revisit interpretations and gather questions that remain open.
What we will prepare for each guide
This is the working structure, not a published guide.
- Details of the work, reference edition and translation.
- Context and an opening question.
- A staged reading plan with objectives and questions.
- Discussion prompts and spoiler warnings.
- Closing discussion, references and legal ways to obtain the book.
We do not provide files of the books. Any future resource will require checking the rights to the edition and translation.