Book clubs in West Sussex

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

All listings in West Sussex

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elli (Horsham)

I love reading, and have always wanted to join a book club. After much research I haven’t been able to find much in my area, and would love to join up with others who also love reading to create some sort of regular book club! I’d love to make more friends who love reading and who I can share book recommendations with :)

elli recommends:

Pet Semetary by Stephen King
Pet Semetary
by Stephen King | Buy this book
This is the only book I’ve ever read that genuinely made me feel scared! True stephen king fan!
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Kimberley (Worthing)

I’m looking for a book club with mostly crime and thriller books

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bookworm780 (Worthing)

I enjoy reading about anything and everything, I've dabbled in non-fiction such as economics, health and fitness, nutrition and pension planning. I have also become very fond with classics (Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Conan-Doyle), but also enjoy general fiction, horror and fantasy styled books. I want to join a book club to find new recommendations, share my passion for reading and to gain friends.

bookworm780 recommends:

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Buy this book
It is the best book I have read, it's perfect in the way it shows guilt and shame as well as the importance of relationships with family and friends. It is a long book but the length is worth the quality of detail for each event that transpires. I will re-read this book again and again
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QuinnRyder (Haywards Heath)

I’m a big lover of fantasy romance/ paranormal romance, dystopian YA and weird fiction (ala Jam by Yahtzee Crowshaw) and would love to find a book club to ready by TBR pile of Sara J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout etc with

QuinnRyder recommends:

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Cruel Prince
by Holly Black | Buy this book
Love the faerie world and the dynamics of mortals living there.
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Rachel (Horsham)

I am wondering whether there would be any interest were I to start a book club here on the Graylands Estate Horsham in September maybe? Currently looking for great suggestions to put on my kindle while I'm in France. Ex opera singer, dog owner, coffee and cocktail drinker. Please message me if interested in the book club info@racheltaite.co.uk

Rachel recommends:

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
Testament of Youth
by Vera Brittain | Buy this book
Part of a trilogy following the nursing journey of the author during the first World War. A rare personal look at that era that reads like a beautiful novel rather than a boring old history book. Really gave me an insight into the lives of my grand parents and great grandparents.
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Kitty (East Grinstead)

Writer, elderly, well travelled, interested in literary fiction. Would like to join like minded people

Kitty recommends:

Blue by Christine Barwell
Blue
by Christine Barwell | Buy this book
From the late fifties farming to present day garden design the heroine lives through loss and bereavement finding romance in a chance encounter and escape into the world of medieval art. Raw, heartwarming, whimsical. Every woman can dream....
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Joe (Worthing)

I am looking to join a book club that reads fantasy, crime, science fiction etc

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Carolinas210 (Littlehampton)

Hoping to join a local book club to discuss & share ideas. I enjoy a range of genres including general fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, autobiographies/memoirs. Recent favourites include the final Crescent city series,Hester, Hell Bent, Book of Night.

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Jamela (Horsham)

I love a good read. My taste can be quite eclectic. I have read Eleanor Oliphant and have enjoyed a whole collection of books by John Boyne. I have recently discovered Paul Murray - A bee Sting. I would love to meet and discuss good books as well as getting some good recommendations. I also enjoy chatting !

Jamela recommends:

A bee Sting by Paul Murray
A bee Sting
by Paul Murray | Buy this book
The in-depth knowledge you get of all the characters and how they are woven together.
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Alice (Horsham)

I love reading and am looking to make some bookish friends. I read a lot of fantasy in my teenage years and transitioned into magical realism and standard fiction as an adult but will give anything a go!

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KL (Chichester)

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Paul (Crawley)

I am a keen reader of fantasy horror such as HP Lovecraft and Stephen King, as well as Thriller, science, history. Looking to meet like minded people for stimulating discourse

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Claire (Horsham)

I have always loved reading but have recently renewed my passion. I am a busy mum (to a teenager and toddlers!) in my late 30s. I love to use any free time I get to escape into a good book. I really enjoy a good psychological thriller. But my particular love is a thought provoking and emotional read (one of my favourites is A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara). Would love recommendations and discussions.

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Stephen Butler (Chichester)

I am keen to join a book club. My particular interest is history, specifically early CE, through to medieval. I also read a wide range of fiction, often found by reading reviews and browsing bookshops.

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Catherine (Horsham) (Horsham)

Busy mum, wife, daughter, carer. Nature lover, travel enthusiast, book lover. Navigating life as best I can.

Catherine (Horsham) recommends:

Seven Sisters Series by Lucinda Riley
Seven Sisters Series
by Lucinda Riley | Buy this book
Absolutely amazing series … currently on book 5 of 8!
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Verity
by Colleen Hoover | Buy this book
Made my skin prick!
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
by Gail Honeyman | Buy this book
Heartwarming
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Catherine (Horsham)

I used to read a lot as a child but as I grew up ‘life’ often meant that I was too busy or too tired to pick up a book. I’m now in my 40’s and have just worked through the hardest few years of my life. My escapism when everything felt too much - Reading! The light has been restored! and I now feel confident enough to try and share this love of books with other likeminded people. I love book browsing just as much as I love reading and I can often be found browsing bookshops, charity shops, Amazon, Goodreads, instagram … anywhere where I might come across a hidden jewel that I just have to add to my TBR list! Enjoy most genres although I tend to avoid fantasy as it’s not really my cup of tea. Saying that, there are always exceptions. ☺️

Catherine recommends:

Seven Sisters Series by Lucinda Riley
Seven Sisters Series
by Lucinda Riley | Buy this book
Absolutely amazing series … currently on book 5 of 8!
Verity by Colleen Hoover
Verity
by Colleen Hoover | Buy this book
Made my skin prick!
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
by Gail Honeyman | Buy this book
Heartwarming
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Kelly (Lancing)

Looking to join a book club Shoreham/ Lancing way. I love most genres currently mostly reading crime and dystopian, but will read anything well written.

Kelly recommends:

Catch 22 by Joseph heller
Catch 22
by Joseph heller | Buy this book
One of my favourites that I always return to.
American dirt by Jeanine Cumins
American dirt
by Jeanine Cumins | Buy this book
The best thing I've recently read
Wild swans by Jung chang
Wild swans
by Jung chang | Buy this book
My all time favourite
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Mike (Burgess Hill)

Retired interested in detective fiction and history

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cover2cover (Horsham)

I love to read, and I have been in a couple of book clubs in the past couple of years of different sizes. Sadly most of them have fallen to the wayside now as all the members have moved around geographically and we are just all a bit too far apart. I am looking to join (or start if there’s others who have a similar idea) a book club in the local Horsham area to meet people who are equally passionate about reading. I really want an opportunity to make more friends who share this passion, as I feel it is an absence in my life currently. I would really just love to be able to get together on a monthly basis (or fortnightly depending on availability) to discuss books and get to share recommendations and literary interests with people who feel similarly to me.

cover2cover recommends:

A darker shade of magic by V. E. Schwab
A darker shade of magic
by V. E. Schwab | Buy this book
It’s the first of a fantasy series which explores parallel universe worlds where magic has a variety of expressions and impacts. Red London, Grey London, White London and Black London. Through a small group of characters the book explores this world of magic in such a visceral and exciting way, and the series only gets better with each book. For anyone who loves fantasy and magical realms, this is the book for you!
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Dan (Worthing)

Enjoy crime, science fiction, psychological, utopian, fantasy

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