Gentlemen’s
Classics Book Club
Read the great classics of the Western tradition with like-minded men in Nashville every week with Meriwether Academy
- Gentlemen only
- Every Wednesday at 7 AM
- Free to attend
Plutarch’s lives is a classical biographical work on the lives of illustrious men from the Greco-Roman world. Join Meriwether Academy as we meet every single week to discuss a new life, their virtues and vices, and how we as men can improve ourselves by their example.
Join the Book Club
Submit the form below and we’ll send you the meeting details.
West Nashville · Location sent by email after signup
Questions About the Book Club
When and where does the Nashville book club meet?
Every Wednesday at 7 AM, over coffee at a coffee shop in West Nashville. We email the exact address after you sign up.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. The book club is free to attend.
What are we reading?
Plutarch’s Lives, one Life each week, in the Dryden translation revised by Arthur Hugh Clough. The fall reading runs through the first week of January 2027. The week-by-week calendar is on the Gentlemen’s Classics Book Club page. New to Plutarch? Start with How to Read Plutarch’s Lives.
Who can join?
The club is for men. You can sign up at any point in the reading calendar with the form above.
Is there a chapter outside Nashville?
Yes. The Chattanooga chapter meets Tuesdays at 7 AM and reads the same book.
What else does Meriwether Academy do?
Meriwether Academy is a Nashville 501(c)(3) devoted to the education and fellowship of men. Besides the book club, we host dinner lectures and workshops with scholars and authors, and lead backpacking and canoe expeditions in Tennessee. See upcoming events or learn about Meriwether.