No Time for Book Club?

OZY Tribe,

I was once in a book club. I joined because I’d conveniently written a university dissertation on the first novel they started reading (The Waves, by Virginia Woolf). I stuck with the book club for another (A Quiet Belief in Angels, by R.J. Ellory), meeting each time in a lovely north London pub. And then I quit.

Day in, day out, I read a lot — but it’s mostly news, features, news, tweets and more news, and I found myself struggling to keep up with the pace of the club. What I missed most was the opportunity to have a lively, mind-opening and yet respectful debate with a shared point of reference.

Now, eight years after my failed book club experience, there’s an alternative: Welcome to OZY’s “article club.”

Each week, we are launching a debate focused on a hot-button subject through the lens of an original OZY article. There’ll be social issues, politics, tech, health, education and global discussions within this closed Facebook group — and we welcome people from across the political spectrum, so you have the chance to burst your bubble with surprising views. This week’s theme is:

Should aging be treated as a disease?

Join us here tomorrow (11/15), at 8pm ET/5pm PT to debate the pros and cons of slowing down the aging process. And first have a read of this OZY profile exploring the work of Harvard geneticist David Sinclair. He's developing a fountain-of-youth pill — which he takes alongside his father — that could be blocked by the FDA. For the debate, we’ll be joined by Ashton Applewhite, an activist spearheading a movement to embrace getting older.

And don’t worry if you missed last week’s discussions — it’s never too late to weigh in:

OZY is a platform for fresh stories and bold ideas. Via our debates, stories, TV and events, I’d love you to join in — and learn to live curiously.

With all the best to you and yours,