Book clubs in Northamptonshire

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

All listings in Northamptonshire

Added 6 days ago

Jen (Daventry)

Picked up a book in the Spring of 2024 and never not had one ever since! The books I seem to own are mostly ‘best sellers’ but I would like to find people who I can talk to about a book and suggest other books to read.

Added 7 days ago

Brendan (Northampton)

Hi. I'm Brendan. I've just moved to Northampton, and am looking for a book club. I'll read anything, and everything It's not really about the books, it's the conversation really.

Added 11 days ago

book wrapt (Kettering)

book wrapt isn't like any book club you've probably tried before - or talked yourself out of trying. There's no set book. No homework. No sitting in a circle feeling like you didn't do the reading. It's three genuinely brilliant women - Liz, Vicky and Larrinae - who got tired of waiting for someone to create the kind of literary experience they actually wanted, so they built it themselves. What they've made is something that feels more like a really good night out with people who love books than anything stuffy or academic. Think cosy venues, great food, proper wine, and the kind of conversation that goes on longer than it should and leaves you with a reading list three times longer than when you arrived. The monthly book club - Chapters at The Charter - is just £2 and runs on the first Wednesday of every month at The Charter Inn in Rothwell. You bring whatever you're reading, whatever you've loved, whatever you abandoned halfway through and couldn't finish. You swap recommendations, find new authors, and leave feeling genuinely connected to people who get it. Then there are the bigger events - a summer BBQ with a bestselling author in a beautiful Northamptonshire setting, a Christmas Jólabókaflód celebration, intimate literary afternoons. Each one is thoughtfully put together, properly fed and watered, and feels like something worth getting dressed up for. If you've ever finished a book and desperately wanted someone to talk to about it - this is your people.

Added 27 days ago

Adina (Northampton)

Hi, I’m Adina. I enjoy books that pull you in and stay with you - whether that’s fiction, psychological reads, or something beautifully written. I’d love to join a group where conversations flow easily, ideas are shared, and it’s as much about connection as it is about the books. Also always open to recommendations!

Adina recommends:

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini | Buy this book

It’s beautifully written and deeply emotional, exploring friendship, guilt, and redemption. It’s one of those stories that really stays with you.

Added 27 days ago

Loren (Rushden)

I used to love reading growing up but I grew out of it. I’d love to get back into it. Any recommendations would be highly appreciated :)

Annabel (Brackley)

I’m a big bookworm and actually work in a bookshop at the weekend. I am looking to make some new friends similar to my age (late 20’s) and talk about great books. I read pretty much anything but at the moment I’m ready more romance/fantasy and crime

Annabel recommends:

The Nothing Man

by Catherine Ryan Howard | Buy this book

It’s such a creative story, you read a book within a book and I haven’t read anything like it! I read it about it 4 years ago and I still think about it and recommend it to everyone!

Kate (Northampton)

Just started to get into reading this year and my interest is definitely thriller books. Looking for people of a similar age to me (early 20s) to meet up, talk all things thriller/crime and make friends with really.

Kate recommends:

Verity

by Colleen Hoover | Buy this book

So many plot twists … got me hooked and interested in thrillers

Faridah (Northampton)

Hi 👋🏾 I’m Faridah, I’m 24 and love reading fantasy, crime and romance 🥰. I recently started reading again after a reading slump and would love to meet up to read new books. My current read is The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

Faridah recommends:

23rd Midnight

by James Patterson | Buy this book

If you love a good crime fiction, then this is the book for you. 23rd Midnight is part of The Women’s Murder Club series by James Patterson and other authors. Copycat killer on the loose, and lead detective has to solve a case she already closed.

Majazaw (Northampton)

Hello, I'm Maja and I'm 19! I enjoy reading classics, particularly gothic novels. Aside from this I also like modern authors such as Ishiguro, Han Kang, and Osamu Dazi. However, my favourite type of Literature is Russian Literature- especially Dostoyevsky.

Majazaw recommends:

The Vegetarian

by Han Kang | Buy this book

Such an intricate and fascinating read, interwined with all things philosophical and melodramatic.

Antonella (Wellingborough)

I would like to find a book club that meets once a month. I've recently moved to the area and would like to meet new people and get into reading. I like romance, self improvement, mindset books

Mary (Daventry)

I love reading crime fiction but like trying new books and genres too. Looking for a book club which is not on a Wednesday!

Sunday morning coffee & a good book (Northampton)

I would love to start a book club in Northampton devoted to the classics, old and new (e.g. The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro). Meeting in Northampton Town Centre once a month for coffee, cake and a chat, about the stories that stay with us.

Leishareadsx (Kettering)

I’m 21 and am just getting back into reading for fun (I studied English Lit at university so never really had time to read books I chose instead of studied). I’m looking to expand my taste so any recommendations are always welcome!

Leishareadsx recommends:

The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini | Buy this book

It covers important (and increasingly more relevant) issues and explores Afghanistan culture.

Lemon Pie Literary Society Book Club (Northampton)

Sassy, welcoming, lively, sociable and sometimes irreverent, lovers of all things "book".

Lemon Pie Literary Society Book Club (Northampton)

We are a wonderful, lively and sometimes irreverent book club in St Crispin's, Duston. We meet on the first Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm at the gorgeous Courtyard Cafe, St Crispin's Retail Village... Come and join us for coffee and cake and all things bookish...new members always very welcome.

abhii000 (Northampton)

Hi, I'm Abhi - I read a bit of everything and excited to talk to people about books!

Joe (Northampton)

Hi, I'm Joe (23), I'm looking to join a club to read more, receive some recommendations and make new friends. I mainly read fiction but have been considering delving into historical non-fiction as I've been loving the Rest is History podcast as of late.

Laurie (Northampton)

Hi, I'm Laurie, 24 :) I'm looking to join a local (Northampton) book club to make friends and help with my reading goal for the year. I mostly read literary fiction and classics but I'm not really fussed about what I read - it's fun to branch out now and again.

Laurie recommends:

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt | Buy this book

It's veeery long - over 750 pages - which is obviously not for everyone, but it's written in a very accessible and immersive style. A teenage boy growing up in New York City in the early 2000s is the victim of a museum bombing, and while concussed steals a priceless painting (The Goldfinch), believing that he's protecting it. Since his only close relative - his mother - is killed in the attack, he then drifts from home to home, trying to keep his possession of the painting a secret. Great for people who enjoy more "literary" stories, as it's reminiscent of Dickens and other Victorian novels, but also a brilliant coming-of-age story. I first read it when I was nineteen and have been obsessed ever since.