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Book Club Review: “But What If We’re Wrong?” by Chuck Klosterman

December 15, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (December 12th), the GrepBeat Book Club gathered for a ninth meetup, and the last one of 2025. We switched up the venue this time, abandoning GrepBeat HQ and meeting up […]

Book Club Review: “Microserfs” by Douglas Coupland

October 13, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (October 10th), the GrepBeat Book Club got together for an eighth meetup, keeping up with our new every-second-Friday-of-every-second-month schedule (a classic scheduling format). We had a lighter-than-usual turnout, possibly because […]

Photos From The “Bootstrapping Bronto” Launch Event At GrepBeat HQ

September 24, 2025 David Schwartz

On Tuesday evening, Joe Colopy (aka the GrepBeat Godfather) hosted friends, family, coworkers, and others from around the community to celebrate the launch of his new book, “Bootstrapping Bronto: The […]

Book Club Review: “Disrupted” by Dan Lyons

August 8, 2025 David Schwartz

On Friday (August 8th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a seventh meeting after a brief summer break. Following last meet-up’s dive into pseudo-apocalyptic tech fiction (“The Future” by Naomi […]

Book Club Review: “The Future” by Naomi Alderman

May 19, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (May 16th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a sixth in-person meeting. Following a brief lull due to “Nexus” comprising some of the densest 400-and-something pages published this century, we […]

Book Club Review: “Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari

April 4, 2025 David Schwartz

On Friday (April 4th), the GrepBeat Book Club got together for a fifth meetup (as we settle into a more-or-less-every-six-weeks schedule). It was a lighter turnout than usual, perhaps because […]

Book Club #4: “Player Piano” by Kurt Vonnegut

March 3, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (February 28th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a fourth in-person meeting. Once again we welcomed a mix of increasingly regular… regulars… as well as a few new members. We […]

Book Club #3: “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan

January 13, 2025 David Schwartz

Last Friday (January 10th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a third in-person meeting. At this point it’s safe to say a regular crowd is developing (which we love), and we enjoyed […]

Book Club #2: “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin

October 28, 2024 David Schwartz

Last Friday (October 25th), the GrepBeat Book Club reunited for a second in-person meeting. We loved seeing some of you return after our first meeting and were excited to welcome […]

Book Club #1: “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story” by Kara Swisher

September 10, 2024 David Schwartz

Last Friday (September 6th), the GrepBeat Book Club met for the first time. Several of you made it out to our HQ in Durham to network and talk about our […]