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A NEW INTELLECTUAL SOCIETY

Where minds
gather.

A contemplative third space operating in London. Cerno Society is built for good books, sharper thinking, and conversation. Curiosity resides in us all.

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OUR PURPOSE

Intellect was never meant to be kept behind closed doors.

Cerno Society exists to make intellectual life ordinary, open to anyone curious enough to show up. We are a not-for-profit founded for the public benefit: to advance education, literacy, and conversation that changes how you see things.

We are built for young Londoners, especially those who want a different kind of space to nurture a side of themselves that doesn’t always have a place to truly flourish. Read closely, argue well, think for yourself, and do it in a room full of people doing the same.

Pull up a chair. Be ready to think.

BOOK CLUB · NOW BOOKING

Two clubs. One Society.

Some of us live for the canon. Some of us want what was published last spring. Choose your strand, or take both.

THE CANON

Classics Club

Once a month · Tuesdays · 6:00PM - 8:00PM

FIRST READING

George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1984
ORWELL

FIRST SESSION

Tue 30 June

£7 / Seat

THE CONTEMPORARY

Fiction Fridays

Once a month · Fridays · 6:00PM - 8:00PM

FIRST READING

Mona Awad

Bunny

BUNNY
AWAD

FIRST SESSION

Fri 17 July

£7 / Seat

Can't choose? Do Both. Perhaps your mind is as curious as it is diverse.

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ON THE HORIZON

Coming soon to the society

The book clubs are only the beginning. As the society grows, so does the programme.

Lectures

IN PLANNING

Debates

IN PLANNING

Socratic Circles

IN PLANNING

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New readings, new book club and event seats 24 hours before they go public.

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