Book clubs in Durham

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

Added 7 days ago

Karen

42 years old. Looking to meet new friends and to breakaway from "doom scrolling" and to get back to reading more! Used to read so much more but fallen a bit out of the habit. Love a good thriller, gothic horror, classics, something a bit quirkier, top 100 must reads......all sorts really, apart from chick lit. Live in the Dh1 area. Open to smaller groups, or even 1 to 1 meet up to chat books and life in general, really. Evenings or weekends work for me.

Karen recommends:

Dracula

by Bram Stoker | Buy this book

Read for the first time in my teens and I was obsessed. Read it so many times since. Especially love the part where Jonathan Harker is at Draculas castle and sees so many horrors and realises he's a prisoner there. Wish someone would do a decent film adaptation instead of butchering it.

Added 18 days ago

Jaded

I work full time in a stressful job, reading is the perfect escape and I get engrossed in worlds built between the pages. Recently fallen down a rabbit hole of romantasy.

Added 24 days ago

Pam

I am totally obsessed with the tudor era, I'm reading : the shardlake series at the moment. But I do read other history non fiction, especially the medieval period. Also non fiction books on these eras and sometimes other periods in all aspects of history. I tend to read several books at a time, it doesn't get confusing, that's just the way I am!

Pam recommends:

Dissolution

by CJ Sansom | Buy this book

Very interesting plot, gets you guessing on who is the person who's doing the murders, set in the tudor times.

Added 29 days ago

Lisa

Books&tea30

I enjoy all types of genres and will read any recommendations given. I’ve read all my life but recently very much got back into reading. I’m looking to read some good books but also the social aspect of a book club, leaving the house, social interaction and potentially making friends (which is very hard to do at the age of 30!) rather than sit with a hot drink, a book and my dog or boyfriend to unload my thoughts and feelings of the book onto.

Books&tea30 recommends:

Powerless

by Lauren Roberts | Buy this book

The first fantasy book I ever read. Such an easy read. Romantacy. Such a good plot and a very good/ shocking plot twist at the end which had me itching to read the next books!

JossyBooks

45 in Durham. Fan of fantasy, sci-fi, some horror, mystery and thrillers. Open to try and read anything. Looking to meet some new people.

James

I'm 30, I enjoy history (particularly medieval), historical fiction, fantasy and natural history. Looking to meet people with similar interests

James recommends:

The Last Kingdom

by Bernard Cornwell | Buy this book

Perhaps my favourite historical fiction series of all time, it follows the life of Uhtred of Bebbanburg (modern day Bamburgh) and his quest to recover his lost birthright. Every time I read these books I get lost in the world of 10th century England

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Buy this book

Zoe

Mum of 2 who loves nothing better then getting the housework done sticking on a wax melt and reading a good thriller with a cuppa or glass of wine

Zoe recommends:

Then she was gone

by Lisa Jewell | Buy this book

Of all the books I've read this year I think about this one the most, the ending made me so sad.

Sophie

Looking to meet new friends to share interest in books. Enjoy thrillers, crime, true crime, mystery and can be persuaded by a romcom if it's gripping. Open to trying any genre!

Annie

Love crime thrillers/action and romance. Need some structure to motivate my reading. Enjoy a chat about what I have read!

Melissa

Hello I’d like to discuss books about psychology, science or mystery.

charzbooks18

Hi I am 18 and currently in Durham and wanting some more book friends or people to discuss with. I love fantasy, romance and mystery books!

Katie

I like romance and fantasy, also murder mysteries! I would like to find people to discuss books with.

Katie recommends:

Twisted Love

by Ana Huang | Buy this book

The plot twists are great

Eleanor

Eleanor, 36, love reading books but finding it difficult to have the perseverance to do it in busy life. I find joining a book club gives me the structure to read more regularly and I love chatting books with others. I moved to Durham just over a year ago and am looking to meet new friends.

Chris

Haven't read much new in a while but trying to broaden my horizons a bit now. Previous themes/authors include Martin Amis, John Grisham, Terry Pratchett for fun, and various random bits and bobs and modern european history, currently on a departure with a greek text about pythagoras and a history of women in mathematics, heading on towards babylon or tibet for my next read.

jessisnotreading

I enjoy fantasy, romance, romantasy, thrillers, horrors! I’d love to make some new book friends :)

Durham Book Club

Member ran book club - we communicate via what’s app however you don’t need to join the chat to partake. We meet at Dragonville Starbucks @ 6pm on the first Tuesday of every month. We have an instagram page to keep track of the book club picks. @thedurhambookclub

Isabel M

I love most genres especially fantasty and mystery

Kayleigh✨

I am 21 and I love fantasy/romance and thriller books but am also open to trying different genres and books. Would love to meet up for coffees/walks and meet people.

Emily

25 - I love books of almost any genre, but am particularly fond of classic literature and horror. I'd love to meet up with someone for a coffee or go for a walk and talk about books!

Emily recommends:

To the Lighthouse

by Virginia Woolf | Buy this book

This book is such a powerful reflection about how people relate to each other, about the complexities of human interaction and the passage of time. Virginia Woolf is such a descriptive writer, and I found myself having to pause every couple of pages to really appreciate what she'd written.

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