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Join a community of readers exploring how cooperation, love, and invention made us human.
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What Does Membership Mean?
Becoming a member of the Band of Readers is free.
It simply means you create an account on this site and join a circle of people who are curious about our shared human story.
As a member, you can:
- Join discussions in the Band of Readers forum
- Ask questions for the monthly Fireside Sessions
- Share reflections from your own reading circle or book club
- Receive occasional updates about new content and events
- Help improve the book by reporting errors or suggesting clarifications
Membership is about connection, not obligation.
How It Works
- Create a free account
- Click Create an Account and sign up with your email or Google login.
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You become part of the Band of Readers
- Behind the scenes, your profile is added as a Reader in our system.
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Log in whenever you want to participate
- Read and post in the forum
- Leave comments
- Join activities for members
You can also visit the site without logging in, but you’ll need to be signed in to post or take part in discussions.
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Why Become a Member?
Join the Conversation
Read and join ongoing threads about wolves, cooperation, Inventive Evolution, human morality, and more.
Your questions and ideas become part of the circle.
Participate in Events
As a member, you can suggest topics and send questions for the monthly online Fireside Sessions — a modern version of the ancient fire circle.
Help Shape the Future
Share your reflections, report errors, and tell us where the book resonates or raises new questions.
Your feedback helps refine future editions and new projects.
For Reading Circles and Book Clubs
If you are part of a reading group, becoming a member makes it easier to:
- share your group’s questions
- coordinate an author visit
- access the discussion guide
- share the outcomes of your discussions
You can explore the Book Clubs page for more details.
Privacy and respect
Your email address is never shared publicly.
Only the name you choose for your profile appears on the site.
The forum is moderated and guided by our Community Guidelines, which ask for kindness, curiosity, and respect.
We are here to explore what made us human — not to argue or divide.