Booklya Book Club in Valencia

The Booklya Book Club meets at our bookstore-café in Valencia (C/ del Túria, 30) to talk about one book together, in Ukrainian. No exams and no "right" answers: tea and sweets from our café, a lively conversation about the characters and their choices — and people who also want to talk about what they've read.

Next meeting

A Thousand Splendid Suns — Khaled Hosseini

  • When: Saturday, 21 November 2026, 16:00
  • Where: Booklya bookstore, C/ del Túria, 30, Valencia
  • Price: €15
  • Tickets: in the Booklya app or on our website

Can you love if no one has ever truly loved you? We'll talk about Mariam and Laila, their decisions and the obstacles in their way. The book is in our catalogue — there's still time to finish it before the meeting.

How the meetings work

  • One book, one meeting. We discuss the characters, the plot twists, the moments that stayed with us and the questions that remain after the last page.
  • Saturday afternoons, usually at 16:00, for about two hours.
  • Tea and sweets from our café are part of the evening.
  • First time? Don't know anyone? That's exactly why we meet: to get to know each other, to argue and to see a familiar story through someone else's eyes.
  • Tickets are sold in the Booklya mobile app. Places are limited.

The club's dzhury

Since October 2026 the club has a tradition: new members are initiated as dzhury of Booklya (the word for a knight's squires in Ukrainian history). Dzhury help decide which books we read and discuss next — from now on, we choose the next stories together.

Hosts

Kateryna Staryk

Co-founder of Booklya and moderator of our events. On weekdays she works in IT — and she opened the bookstore-café she once only dreamed of. Kateryna has hosted the book club since its first meetings. @katya_starik

Valeria Denysiuk

One of the club's new organisers since October 2026. Lives in Valencia, writes, reads and talks about books "somewhere between life and corporate anxiety". @valerie_denissiuk

Viktoria

New club organiser since October 2026 and co-author of our book club posts. On Instagram she talks about style without rules — how to dress well and spend less. @vika_grigorovi4

Guest host: in February and April 2026 the meetings were co-hosted with Kateryna by Natali Skorykova, a teacher of the Method Writing course in Ukraine and founder of the Orlando publishing house.

Past meetings

  • 24 October 2026 — Arcanum of Wolves, Pavlo Derevianko. Our first initiation of dzhury and a chance to meet the new organisers.
  • 25 April 2026 — Arcanum of Wolves, Pavlo Derevianko. We looked at how the world of the Chronicle of the Grey Order is built, why the text feels so cinematic, and how the intrigue and tension work. Hosted by Natali Skorykova and Kateryna Staryk.
  • 21 February 2026 — Emil's Book, Illarion Pavliuk. Plausibility and atmosphere, the line between the real and the mythical, the novel's psychology — and why it divides readers so sharply. Hosted by Natali Skorykova and Kateryna Staryk.
  • 20 December 2025 — The Ladder, Yevgenia Kuznietsova. One of the club's first meetings at Booklya.

Even earlier, from autumn 2025, Booklya hosted the partner club "Read and Discuss VLC", and the "Green Parrot" club presented the book Only Children Know How to Kill Like That here — participants raised 10,000 UAH for books for a school library in Ukraine.

How not to miss the next meeting

Announcements appear on Instagram at @booklyabookstore and in the Booklya app, where tickets are sold too. Want to suggest a book? Come to a meeting and become a dzhura, or write to us.

FAQ

Do I need to finish the book?

Ideally yes — we discuss the whole plot, spoilers included. But if you haven't finished, come anyway.

How much does it cost?

Currently €15 per meeting. The price is always in the announcement.

What language are the meetings in?

Ukrainian.

Where can I buy the book?

At the Booklya bookstore in Valencia, or at booklya.shop with delivery across Spain or in-store pickup.