Book clubs in Portsmouth

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

Rebekka

Interested in fantasy, YA and romance

Charlotte

Hello I'm in my early 30s and have lived in the area for a couple years. I've struggled to meet people with similar interests but I absolutely love to read. I mostly read crime, thrillers, horrors and fantasy. I am open to different genres though and would love to meet some like minded people and make some new friends :)

Emmanuel Ibeh

Hi, I'm 26 years old and I've enjoyed reading books since I was 22. My favourite types of books are philosophy, self-help or psychology - a standout being The subtle art of not giving a f***. In terms of fiction books, I've enjoyed haruki murakami, Dostoevsky and Jane Austen

Amy

Love reading and looking to meet like minded people - especially love fantasy books and it can be difficult to meet people who read the same!

Beth

Hiya, I currently work in education and have a tiny toddler; however, am super keen to find a book club that focuses on self help / development literature! Does anyone know of any that I could join at all?

pauline

love reading but have got lazy so would like to bring some structure to back to my reading

L.may

I am a Teacher of English and of course, love to read. I have recently started to read fantasy novels for the first time and I am really enjoying it!

monty

love all (most) books from atwood to welsh. looking to meet like minded people to talk about books!

monty recommends:

The goldfinch

by donna tartt | Learn more and buy

compelling narrative, a real page turner

Joseph

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!

Rachel

I'm a 28 year old woman who loves crime, romance and thrillers, but I am always up for trying new genres and authors. My favourite author is Steve Cavanagh. His book "Devil's Advocate" is my go-to recommendation when anyone asks. His work is so well researched and he always keeps me guessing. I went to a talk by him last year and was so interested to hear about his writing process. I also love Taylor Jenkins Reid - Malibu Rising is her best novel in my opinion, followed by the Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Dan

I am an aspiring author of YA Fantasy, looking for Beta readers to ready my debut novel.

Harry

My name is harry I love philosophy books and classic literature I promise I'm not trying to be pretentious😭. My favorite author's are Camus dostoyevsky and bukowsky I also love writing looking to meet people with similer interests

Harry recommends:

Kafka by the shore

by Murikami | Learn more and buy

Love so much about this book its written so beutifully truely worth a read

Chelsea

I am 20 years old and would like to meet people of a similar age with the same interests as me. I love the theatre also. The books i like are anything really apart from history and memoirs.

Adam L

I live just outside Portsmouth. I love reading. Tend to lean toward Sci-fi and Fantasy. Always open to new suggestions and finding people to chat about a great book!!!

DaveReads038

I love fantasy epics, very new to reading novels but enjoying the journey so far

DaveReads038 recommends:

Of War and Ruin

by Ryan Cahill | Learn more and buy

I love how even though this is the 3rd book in a huge series, it still manages to stay fresh while retain the amazing character relations and epic story

kitty

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!

Joshua

Hey, looking for fellow bookworms to join read and have lots of cool conversations and hopefully make some new friends.

Lucy

I'm 19. I like reading romance fantasy and crime/ thriller books, would like to meet people with similar interests

Lucy recommends:

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

by Laurie Gilmore | Learn more and buy

I love the small town romance and adventure that takes place

Claire

Hi. I am mid-50, love reading crime, thriller, horror and sci-fi fantasy. I'm looking to join a book club local to the Portsmouth area.

Clive

27, I mainly like reading fantasy but also enjoy sci-fi and open to other fiction genres. Looking to try and read more than I currently do and talk about books with others :)

Clive recommends:

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson | Learn more and buy

Great pacing, fantastic plot twists and amazing magic system

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