Book clubs in East Lothian

Below you'll find every active listing we have for book clubs and readers in East Lothian

All listings in East Lothian

Cathie (Tranent)

Detective, Scottish, modern fiction

Cathie recommends:

The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle

by Kirsty Wark | Learn more and buy

It’s beautifully written. Full of description and a wonderful story which draws you I

BookEnd (Dunbar)

All sorts of well written literature.

Emma (Tranent)

I love books with humour and memorable characters. My favourite reads tend to be contemporary fiction. Nothing groundbreaking here I like Richard Osman, Marian Keyes, Elizabeth Day, Bella Mackie and I can’t wait for the next Gail Honeyman to be published! I'm always keen to discover something new through other readers' recommendations.

Emma recommends:

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

by Gail Honeyman | Learn more and buy

It hilarious, touching and kind. I live books set in Scotland too. There’s a bit of a twist but it’s really the characters that make the book so good, they are complex, infuriating and lovable.

Adrian (Tranent)

I am open to anything. My favourite author is George Orwell and my favourite book is Catcher in the Rye. I usually read literary books by British or American authors from the the first half of the twentieth century.

Gill (Haddington)

Definitely a fiction person rather than factual, and particularly female authors, both classic and modern. Really enjoying books with Greek / historical stories but from female perspectives just now. Love music and country walks!

Claudia (North Berwick)

Hello! I moved to North Berwick a couple of years ago and I’m looking for a book group to join. I enjoy a range of fiction, but open to most genres

Marilyn Ferguson Vallely (Dunbar)

I am an author living in East Lothian with two moderately successful books out on Amazon in paperback and kindle. They are All My Big Fat Scottish Weddings and More Big Fat Scottish Weddings. My profile can be checked on Google. I would love to guest at a meeting of your group and talk about my books. My tel is 07577 065651. Thank you

Marilyn Ferguson Vallely recommends:

All My Big Fat Scottish Weddings

by Marilyn Ferguson Vallely | Learn more and buy

It is well written by a Scottish journalist/ book editor who, in her spare moments, created a wedding business empire - from her spare bedroom. The period was one of enormous change from 1971 to 2012 and the thousands of weddings during that period reflected Scottish life after joining Europe. Mainly the books are funny and character-filled- good reads!

Freja (Gullane)

I am looking for a club that meets in the afternoon or evenings. Reading gives me a sense of escape from the trials and tribulations of the world we live in. A book club I find exciting in that ideas and underlying thoughts that are missed can be exchanged and discussed with other readers and hopefully emerging friends. I enjoy and list crime, thriller, historical, philosophical, discovery, adventure and other reading genre as my likes. It would be quite fulfilling and enjoyable to be with others on the trail of discovery and make friends. Kim Morgan-Alexander

Freja recommends:

Oranges for Christmas

by Margarita Morris | Learn more and buy

Reading the struggles of a family in the cold war era. The building of the wall between East and West Germany

Julie (Haddington)

Hi, I am looking to meet for a chat and to share books. I enjoy a range of fiction. Just finished ‘my friends’ by Frederick Backman. I enjoyed that it was unpredictable and well observed. I enjoy walking our dogs as well as a bit of crafting.

Isobel (Dunbar)

I like reading modern literary fiction and I'd like to meet around once a month.

Isobel recommends:

The Mandibles

by Lionel Shriver | Learn more and buy

Slightly futuristic but not too silly, and a cracking plot

HannahR (North Berwick)

Lived in North Berwick for almost 3 years and would love to meet fellow book enthusiasts. I'll read pretty much anything, but what I love most are stories about people and the messy business of their relationships. Fredrik Backman is my absolute favourite (Anxious People and My Friends both got five stars off me), and I'm a big Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton and Taylor Jenkins Reid fan. Loved Circe. I was an English teacher before starting my own education company, so books have been the through-line of my whole life, really. Would love to meet others nearby who feel the same.

HannahR recommends:

Demon Copperhead

by Barbara Kingsolver | Learn more and buy

Damon Fields is born to a single teenage mother in a trailer home in Lee County, in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. He has red hair, inherited from his dead father, who was a Melungeon. He is nicknamed "Demon Copperhead" for the colour of his hair and his attitude (a copperhead is a snake species). Demon spends much of his time with their neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Peggot, who are raising their grandchild Matt Peggot (nicknamed Maggot). Maggot and Demon are the same age and become best friends.

Liz (Haddington)

I'm a lover of Thomas Hardy novels and enjoy a lot of modern literature too. Enjoy having a wild garden and passion for nature walks and sketching.

Sheila (North Berwick)

Love romances, spy stories, thrillers, family sagas

Sheila recommends:

Solo

by William Boyd | Learn more and buy

Continues the story of James Bond. Willy Boyd is a great writer

Madam Jazz (Tranent)

I am an educator, a culture vulture and a lifelong bookworm looking to meet regularly to discuss literature.

Madam Jazz recommends:

The Fraud

by Zadie Smith | Learn more and buy

An intense portral of Life in Victorian London in this most excellent murder mystery.

Ali (Haddington)

Hi, name is Ali and I live in Haddington. I enjoy reading books and it would be nice to share my thoughts with others. I was in a book club in Aberdeen and I miss it! It would be lovely to meet new people too...

Caroline Smith (Tranent)

I enjoy reading and would like to join a book club. My sister is one in Glasgow and she really enjoys it. Thanks Caroline

Jan the bookworm (Tranent)

Live in Musselburgh but often have to work stints in London. I studied literature yonks ago and I love getting lost in a book. Love the classics, crime, historical novels, fantasy and sci-fi. Also enjoy political memoirs, biographies and science.

Jan the bookworm recommends:

The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver | Learn more and buy

This novel follows a family of missionaries who go to live in a village in Africa. Their lives are torn apart by the forceful character of the father and they must all find their own way to survive as a civil war breaks out around them.

LouLovie (Haddington)

Looking to make some local friends, recently got back into a very regular reading pattern. Also very recently fallen in love with Romance books. Always loved a thriller or crime book; but honestly happy to give anything a go! Always loved the idea of joining a book club too!