Book clubs in Dumfriesshire

Below you'll find every book club we know of in Dumfriesshire, as well as readers looking for one.

All listings in Dumfriesshire

Josh (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

My name is Josh and I love reading. I mainly read Fantasy and Sci-Fi, but I'm looking to branch out and try different genres. None of my friends are readers, so I would love to know people that I can talk to about books.

Josh recommends:

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir | Learn more and buy

It was the first book I read of 2026 and I've still yet to top it.

Saskia (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I love reading romance and I’m looking for friends to talk to them about it

Saskia recommends:

Twisted love

by Ana Huang | Learn more and buy

It’s the start of the twisted series and it’s an interconnected series where you follow the four friends from college and in this book you follow a girl called Ava Chen and a guy called Alex volkov as they fall in love

Malcolm (Sanquhar)

Seeking a book club

Hey, I'm an avid bookworm and I am wanting to join a local book group if I can. I work quite early so it would have to be a afternoon or evening meet up I can go to. I enjoy a wide variety of books but the main reason I want to join a group is to meet like minded people.

Merin Manoj (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Quirky and nice I suppose

Merin Manoj recommends:

Close to where the heart gives out

by Malcolm Alexander | Learn more and buy

It’s a book about living and loving life and nature and how it gives you meaning.

Merin (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I’m new to Dumfries and looking to branch out socially. I want to fall back in love with reading and romance is my favourite genre.

Merin recommends:

Close to where the heart gives out

by Malcolm Alexander | Learn more and buy

It’s a book about living and loving life and nature and how it gives you meaning.

Rebecca (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I love romance books but also looking to branch out and find others I like. I want to talk to people that just get books like I do as I don’t really have those kinda people.

Rebecca recommends:

Terms and Conditions

by Lauren Asher | Learn more and buy

I can't put into words what I like about it I just know that it will be forever one of my favourite books along with the entire dreamland billionaire series.

Sue McCormick (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I am an actor turned writer, living in Moniaive. My cosy crime novel Red As Any Blood has just been published by Honno Press and is available in all bookshops and online. It's the first in a series - The Holly and Ivy Christmas Mysteries. The 2nd will be out next year. If your book club is interested in Red As Any Blood, I am happy to come along to a session to read for you and have a chat.

Ian Hughes (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Storm Child by Ian Hughes He was born into chaos. Raised by silence. And forged by every storm that tried to break him. Storm Child is a raw, lyrical memoir of a boy who grows up amid abandonment, abuse, and relentless adversity—and still dares to hope. Ian Hughes takes readers deep into the turbulent heart of a childhood scarred by trauma, tracing the painful memories and moments of grace that shaped him. From cold nights spent in fear to fleeting moments of connection, this is the story of a child forced to become his own protector, truth-teller, and guide. It’s also a story of light—of the resilience that emerges when a child refuses to disappear into the shadows. Unflinching, haunting, and ultimately redemptive, Storm Child is not just a memoir. It’s a voice for every survivor who was told to stay silent. A beacon for those still weathering the storm. And a testament to the truth: ACES matter. And healing is possible.

Curtis (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Avid fantasy reader have read thousands over the last 40 years but have never had anyone to talk to about books, have found most of my information via Facebook groups but would be good to chat to local readers over a brew or a beer.

Curtis recommends:

The Queens Executioner

by Christopher Mitchell | Learn more and buy

The first on the Magelands epic series tells the story of Daphne Holdfast and her families rise to prominence in a world full of mages and gods. Epic fantasy at its finest.

Sarah (Gretna)

Seeking a book club

Will pretty much read anything, but am currently into greek mythology retellings, have just picked up Meda and Atalanta. Also read crime books, and other fiction. Also books that are on offer in Tesco.

Josh (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I read a lot of fantasy and I'm currently trying to expand what genres I read. None of my friends are book readers, so being able to meet other people who read as much as I do would be nice.

Josh recommends:

The Cosmere

by Brandon Sanderson | Learn more and buy

Not a book but a shared universe and just absolutely incredible.

Mistborn: The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson | Learn more and buy

While the Stormlight Archive is my absolute favourite series from Sanderson, Mistborn Era 1 will always be special to me for being the first series I read through.

Loverofstories (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Hi been reading stories from the library, but looking to make my hobby more social.

Christine (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I enjoy reading mainly fiction.Once a month book club would be great.

Iain (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I read sporadically and feel a book club would keep me more structured in reading. I like crime, investigative and undiscovered Scottish writers but generally would give any book a shot. Dont judge a book as they say. Meeting up weekly or fortnightly would suit.

Stella (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Avid fantasy book reader

Emmalou (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I'd like to have other people to discuss books with.

Before the coffee gets cold (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

Recently moved to the area and looking for a new book group. Used to inperson and zoom groups but struggling to find either near me in Thornhill

BakedGoods (Lockerbie)

Seeking a book club

Looking for maybe a monthly book club, reads both fiction and non-fiction. Enjoy broadening my literary horizons and tackling something new!

Sophie (Dumfries)

Seeking a book club

I love to read, but often struggle with what to choose. So I was hoping I could find a book club that's loosely structured. I would also love to be able to talk about the things I've read and hear others opinions.

Charlie (Gretna)

Seeking a book club

I’d like to meet up every fortnight or so. I’m a fairly big reader but would like motivation to get more into it and I’m really just looking for something social I can do locally.

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