Book clubs in London

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

Tul71

Hello, I enjoy reading mainly non-fiction, but I am looking for new ways to engage my brain by reading a variety of genres and discussing the resultant thoughts that arise! Now in my 50's, and after lifetime of 'non-stuctured' activity, I would like to see what 'joining' has to offer, and what I can hopefully offer it! I live in Twickenham BTW, South West London.

Books and snacks

I'm looking to start a book club in South West London with around five people reading mostly fantasy, romance, thriller, and general fiction. The group will meet to discus the chosen book once a month over a drink or two and some food. Books I've read recently and loved are: Tom Lake, Anastasia, The Only One Left, and Lessons in Chemistry. Some books on my TBR that I'm excited to read are: Tress of the Emerald Sea, Deadly Little Scandals, Rebecca, and The Fox Wife. If you are interested in reading some great books and chatting with friends then I'd love to hear from you!

Vee

I'm looking for a book club where I can expand my horizons and where I can meet new people, build friendships and be part of an open-minded community. My favourite genres are: classic fiction, within non-fiction anything around anthropology, sociology, social sciences, feminism, gender studies and mythology and folklore.

Vee recommends:

Caliban and the Witch

by Silvia Federici | Buy this book

A wonderful, eye-opening and painful essay on how witch hunts, slavery and social repression were key to the birth of capitalism.

Abbey

I love reading and when I find a great book I'm excited to talk about it and share my experience. I mostly enjoy fantasy, romantasy, historical fiction, and thrillers but recently I've been wanting to try new genres and read more general fiction. I would be keen to branch out into some classics as well. I recently moved to the UK and am wanting to meet new people and find some great friends.

Globalsensei

Id like to meet 1 to 2 times a month! I am really into reading all types of books but these are definitely my usual favorites, philosophical fiction, non-fiction & fiction, social criticism and psychology. Very broad like I said haha. Looking to make friends and be a queer community

Globalsensei recommends:

The right to sex

by Amia Srinivasan. | Buy this book

10/10

susie

Trying to extend my interests pre-retirement and connect with my local community

Citygirl

Looking to make new friends as many of mine have had kids/moved away from London. Ideally looking for a monthly/quarterly book club, more interested in classics than contemporary fiction.

Galip

I like mystery books.

haseebasad

I am a young graduate working in Mayfair. I have a love of literature, but being from a stem background I lack a network that shares this passion and cultivates it further. I’d like to join a club to expand my horizon, particularly around the Greats, which are an interest of mine.

Vanessa

Moving to Bromley and looking to join a friendly book group.

East London Book Club

I’m looking to start a (fiction) book club in East London. Monthly meet ups and reading a variety of new and old novels.

East London Reader

Hi my name is Mary. Lived in East London my whole life. Mother, teacher, foodie. Looking for a fun book club with monthly meet ups that actually discuss the book (for at least some of the evening!)

Olivia

Bar manager of a local independent bar in waterloo, looking to host a book club once or twice a month on a weekday during the day. Small but charming venue, no charge. Please email thewalrushostel@gmail.com if interested.

The Book Club

I founded a book club that ran for 25 years, until it was brought to a (hopefully temporary) halt by Covid. Eventually comprising seven regular members (4 women and 3 men), it met once a month, usually in a restaurant in Central London, and discussed a wide range of literature, both fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry, from Greek and Roman classics in translation to recent literary novels. (On one significant anniversary, we agreed that our favourite book club read had been Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo.) Three or four of us would like to rekindle the group with fresh blood, so I would love to hear from anyone interested in joining us.

David

I am a freelance art historian with a wide range of cultural interests and literary tastes. Having studied English Literature as well as Art History at university, and having published on book illustration among other aspects of British art, I am always keen to enter into discussions, sharing my enthusiasms and listening to the views of others.

Eliza8065

I would like to meet up with people who love reading fiction

Shalini

Looking to meet a few like minded people, get and share some good book recommendations.

Shalini recommends:

Wrong Place Wrong Time

by Gillian McAllister | Buy this book

A twisted psychological thriller, exciting till the very last page.

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi | Buy this book

A fictional lens on Slavery and Colonialism. Felt brutally real.

Fi

Hi, I am 23, new to London, and I am getting back into reading again after graduating and settling into my new job. I love crime, mystery, history but will read anything that is compelling.

Elena

Looking for a book club in London, I mostly want to read about feminism, the environment, history and art

Ed

26 year old based in Clapham area looking for a book club to discuss literary fiction. I love nothing more than getting together for a friendly conversation to try and get to the heart of a book and I'd love to join a regular group for it.

Ed recommends:

Cosmicomics

by Italo Calvino | Buy this book

One of the most fun and inventive books I've ever read. It takes the history of the universe as its jumping off point for some beautiful and playful short stories.

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