Book clubs in Reading

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

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Added 4 days ago

Josie

I am moving to Reading for my husbands job and I'm looking to meet new friends and read some great books. I'm an avid reader and always enjoy a good chat about books.

Josie recommends:

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor | Buy this book
I love this fantasy book as it uses medieval Spain and the Middle East to form an interesting and different magical world. Taylor also uses this space to discuss the aftermath of violent revolution on all of its survivors.
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Added 6 days ago

Sophia

My name is Sophia but I like to go by Phia, I'm looking to meet new people/ fellow girlies that like to do cute things different activities like dinner nights, coffee runs, or paint and sips on top of reading and being in a book club together.

Sophia recommends:

Pride and Prejudice  by Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen | Buy this book
I love Lizzie as a character, I feel like she is relatable, even with the couple hundred time gap since publication. I love her lack of dependancy on a man and I feel like that is both bold and brave for that time. I feel like you could also take parts of the story from Austen's life in itself which is admirable.
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Added 6 days ago

Emilia

I love books and I love seeing where a story can take you. My genre is novels with interesting and well structured characters that you discover bit by bit. I am bilingual and I am intrigued by the use of words and how they can be used to convey an image or a feeling.

Emilia recommends:

Fresh water for flowers
by Valerie Perrin | Buy this book
A delicate story beautifully told .
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Added 7 days ago

Laura

Hi I'm Laura and I am Italian., I have been living in the UK since 2019 and I love books. I moved to Reading a few months ago with my boyfriend to start a new job but I don't have many friends and I'd like to meet more people. I love books, tennis and cats

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Added 8 days ago

The Cozy Coven Book Club

This is a Bracknell based book club discussing all things bookish! Mainly focusing on current popular Gen Z booktok reads. Hoping to generate some genuine connections and meet some likeminded people through the love of reading! 🪻🌙🤍 If you’re interested please follow me on instagram and give me a message. @thecozycovenbookclub

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Added 12 days ago

Elise

I just moved to Reading and I would like to have some fellow reader girlies around me to meet up, host dinner, have a tipple and talk books with one another. I would like to be more motivated to read, and mostly I just want to have some company and do something wholesome!

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Sharon

Hello - I'm Sharon - I have just moved from Snowdonia back to Lower Earley where I went to school (Loddon and Maiden Erlegh). I was a member of a book club in Dolgellau. I didn't know at the time I joined the club that the members were infamous for meeting every two weeks, choosing books, not reading them and meeting again two weeks later to discuss them. It took me one round of that to realise 'things weren't quite how they seemed at first'.... I'm looking for brilliant minds, love of heritage, how novels work, how protagonists are created - and therefore how baddies, heroes, comedy parts, educator characters - everything.. I've got loads of energy to bring and as I am starting my new life again (suddenly single and back where I started) - finding a 'team' of such I can be part of would be amazing. I also have a mischievous sense of humour and am very well travelled. I love people, cakes, coffee, rambling, history, dance, singing, wine and chips :)

Sharon recommends:

Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein | Buy this book
These brilliant comedians and authors aren't falling for politico flim-flam and arrive to save the world from double-speak, flat writing and worthless words. I kept breaking out into proper laughing on the train. The guy next to me had ordered it to collect from Waterstones before we pulled into Paddington. It will make you put your head in your hands, smile, groan and roll your eyes - but most importantly - it is seriously funny.
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Bianca

Hey :) I am Bianca, I am 29 and recently moved to Reading. I particularly enjoy fantasy and romance books but also some fanfiction. I usually read fiction. Looking for some new friends I can read together with and hang out with! Maybe exploring some coffee shops in the area.

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Cresarie

Hello! I'm 21, I read romance, fantasy and historical fiction, and I would love to find more people to discuss books with! :)

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Riya

Hello! I'm 24 and live in Reading. I haven't finished a book in ages and would love to get into reading. These days, I lean more toward Christian and Catholic content. However, I also enjoy reading about history and adventure, such as The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari or The Alchemist. I used to read a lot of crime and horror in high school, but now I can't seem to consume scary or crime-related content without having nightmares. Besides history and adventure, I'm keen on reading about science, politics, economics, and sociology. My goal is to join a book club to stay accountable and make reading a habit.

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BookWorm1995

I love reading and I am very interested in fiction. I especially love crime/detective books

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Xanthe

I am 24 and I enjoy reading and would love to meet others that like to read and want to meet up and recommend or discuss books! My favourite genre is crime fiction and detective stories but I’m open to try something new!

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Roshni

Hi I'm Roshni and 21 years old, living in central Reading. My current favourite genres are science-fiction, historical and political fiction. I appreciate diverse perspectives and interpretations of books I've read - and I'd love to join a book club and discuss my experiences!

Roshni recommends:

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes | Buy this book
The form of story-telling is engrossing - we follow the main character through a life-changing event that is reflected not only in his experiences, but also the author's style of writing.
Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of A Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | Buy this book
Beautiful plot, and very educative. The characters and events envoked such strong feelings for me, and although it is a (very) long read - I completed it in 3 sittings, it's absolutely riveting.
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Juno

Hi! I’m 23 and looking to join/ make a book group in Reading ! I love magical realism, literary fiction, humour, poetry and honestly anything weird and interesting. Also willing to try new books and genres if you’re into other stuff. Lmk ! :D

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Irene

Bookworm recently moved to Reading with my family. Interested in feminist and Spanish speaking bookclubs.

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Hattyroxb

Looking to get back into reading and reading with others might help give me the kick I need. I also want to put myself out there a little more.

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Amanda

Looking for a group to socialise and read with

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Addy

I'm looking to find some people with similar book tastes to me as I'm trying to put myself out there a bit more this year. I read mainly fantasy, romantasy, sci fi and cosy mysteries. I'm not really looking for anything too gritty or deep because I like escapism in my reading!

Addy recommends:

Baking Bad by Kim M Watt
Baking Bad
by Kim M Watt | Buy this book
It doesn't get much cosier than this, and it's one of my favourite genres- people solving murders who have no business solving murders. It's cosy, funny and heartwarming, and involves senior citizens and dragons solving mysteries!
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Matt

24, English teacher

Matt recommends:

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger | Buy this book
A beautiful story of friendship and adventure through the American Midwest, blurring magical realism with stories like Catcher In The Rye, Of Mice and Men and more.
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Matt

I am happy to read anything! I'm an English teacher so have an open mind when it comes to books. The last book I read was A Woman's Story by Annie Ernaux, and I'm slowly working my way through all of J.D Salinger's books, although I'm nearly at the end which is sad! I love books that make me think and would love to find like-minded people.

Matt recommends:

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
This Tender Land
by William Kent Krueger | Buy this book
A beautiful story of friendship and adventure through the American Midwest, blurring magical realism with stories like Catcher In The Rye, Of Mice and Men and more.
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