Book clubs in Hampshire

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

All listings in Hampshire

Mira (Southampton)

In my mid-20s, wanting to bring structure to my hobby, discover interesting reading, and meet new people. Interested in horror, thriller and dark romance but open to anything :)

In my mid 20's and trying to be more social and expand my reading to both fiction and non fiction, keen to meet new people and talk all things books. Currently diving to get into romantasy but i am a massive Agatha Christie fan (I love a whodunnit) and open to all genres and tropes.

Abi recommends:

This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone | Learn more and buy

It is different to my usual reads but i love it especially considering for how short it is it packs a punch that i absolutely loved. The love story woven across time, place and worlds is created with so much care and charm that i love chasing and being chased with Blue and Red.

Wendy (Gosport)

Hi, I love a book club discussion and reading recommendations that I might never come across.

wayne (Southampton)

I am a University History Graduate. I love history books, especially British and American. I am looking to join like-minded book people who love reading books. I like both non-fiction and fiction. I also really like movies that that develop from fiction and non-fiction books.

Olivia24 (Aldershot)

I like fantasy romanced based books but am looking to widern my genre exploration and meet some new people!

Claudia (Southampton)

Love reading! Would love to join a book club and meet new people with same interests.

Immie (Lymington)

I love to read thrillers, mystery books and anything crime related! I’m doing a degree in law currently and absolutely adore reading a good old fashioned who done it

Immie recommends:

Saving Noah

by Lucinda Berry | Learn more and buy

Honestly it’s amazing, it is incredibly well written and there are so many twists and turns

All her fault

by Andrea Mara | Learn more and buy

A good old fashioned missing child thriller!

AngoraLi (Alresford)

Looking to rekindle my interest in reading while also connecting with like minded people.

Kim (Basingstoke)

Hi! I love reading - fantasy and chic lit are among my favourites along with crime novels. At the moment I'm working my way through a backlog including The Serpent And The Wings Of Night, Dire Bound and How to Lose a Lord in Ten Days. I'd love to meet people who share my love of a good book!

Jan (Winchester)

I like modern literary fiction and the classics. I have recently moved to Winchester from Manchester where I enjoyed being a member of the book group at the Central Library for many years. The discussions were great and I made many friends. I'd like to be a member of a group here, meeting perhaps once a month.

Jan recommends:

Lessons in Chemistry

by Bonnie Garmus | Learn more and buy

It is both very funny and very serious.

Jasmine93 (Andover)

Love fantasy books and love talking about books! Fast reader! Would like to join others with the same interests! 30F.

JayneT (Hook)

I am a keen book reader and have just returned from living in Australia. I belonged to a book club and enjoyed the sharing of experiences with like minded others.

Claire (Hook)

I love popular science, science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers but I'm happy to read anything if it's interesting and well-written. It would be great to meet some Hook locals and talk about books!

Claire recommends:

An Immense World

by Ed Yong | Learn more and buy

This book blows your mind over and over again. It;s filled with amazing examples of the myriad of ways different species have evolved to sense the world, and how the way that we perceive what's around us shapes us.

An Immense World

by Ed Yong | Learn more and buy

kitty (Portsmouth)

Hi, I'm 26 and mostly read romance, thrillers, fantasy and contemporary fiction but I'm open to any recommendations. I have also started getting into more of classic books! I am looking to expand my reading horizons and to meet people who also loves books and talking about them!

Mark in Hook (Hook)

I like fiction and non- fiction, poetry, literature and drama. I tutor English literature and language but try to push myself to read new authors and genres as well as my favourites. These include Hilary Mantel, John Irving and Steinbeck, Benjamin Myers, WG Sebald, Sickens, Auden, Armitage...in fact any writer that writes well. Currently on the reading pile is Francis Spurford, Michael Igniateff and right now, bought today, John Lewis Stempel's , ' England, a natural history. ' I'd like to share my enthusiasm for places visited and explore new places with readers of whatever interest and persuasion. I work in local Government building social housing, follow politics and current affairs and have a sizeable library in my garden office, acquired when the pandemic changed our working life routines for ever.

Mark in Hook recommends:

Next to nature

by Ronald Blythe | Learn more and buy

The intensity of the gentleness ofvthe writing, generous in its sharing of an age of watching, thinking and writing, beautifully phrased, accessible and often leaving a lasting feeling of knowing the writer

The Russian Album

by Michael Igniateff | Learn more and buy

A very personal and articulate insight into a lost generation of Rissians from the 19th and 20th century, full of larger than life characters who were real, impressive and ultimately sad in their demise

Alice (Romsey)

Hello, I'm Alice (26) currently reading The Artist by Lucy Steeds and Storybook Ending by Moira Mcdonald. Looking to join/create a casual book group near me for people in their 20s/30s, anybody who enjoys Court of Thorns and Roses / Fourth Wing and a hot chocolate (bringing knitting is optional!)

Alice recommends:

Storybook Ending

by Moira Macdonald | Learn more and buy

Looks like your average romance on the outside, but it's a surprisingly witty story with really intriguing characters. Reads a little like a book of short stories at times, took me by surprise as a favourite!

Amy Leigh (Havant)

I am Amy, I'm quite artistic and like the creative side of things. I'm looking to join a book group due to how I would like to get back into healthy reading habits once again.

Amy Leigh recommends:

Fourth Wing

by Rebecca Yarros | Learn more and buy

I find that there's never a dull moment and it truly immerses me into the story

Joseph (Portsmouth)

I'm a mood reader and can be quite shy; hoping to make friends with people, find new books to read and just generally socialise with someone; I don't always connect with people very well but hoping to change this - small groups are my preference and quieter environments allow me to open up more. I like most things circumstantially. I've read most works by Plutarch and Tactics but I have read other works like Nietzsche and Schopenhauer and John Steinbech as well as Plato and Kafka (and more); I am open to most ideas.

Joseph recommends:

Easy of Eden

by John Steinbech | Learn more and buy

I cannot quite explain this book truly but in me it elicited and awful array of emotions of mostly sadness and upset and without spoilers, granted me further understanding of the psychological underpinnings of humans which were found growing here in this book, finally relating to my experience -- some of the scenes made me choke. --; this book in every moment paints the awful loneliness and naive imbecility of humanity and it's shattering disillusionment and final self-destruction from it's black state of despair. --- If this book paints such an image because I am not this gloomy!

Ania (Ringwood)

My boyfriend's son, age 11 would like to join the children's book club. Can you get in touch please 07958761360. Thank you Anna

Laetitia (Basingstoke)

I'm turning 27 years old soon. I've no money and no prospects. I'm already a burden to my parents. And I'm frightened. So don't judge me, Lizzie. Don't you dare judge me. :( Used to love books growing up but lately it's been hard to get into anything.