Book clubs in Suffolk

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

All listings in Suffolk

Broomhill Chatterbooks Group (Ipswich)

Book club

The Chatterbooks book group for children aged 14 or younger meets each month at Broomhill Library, hosted by Tina Vines of Suffolk County Council's Library Service. Members are welcome to join us at 6pm on the first Friday of each month. Sherrington Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4HT.

Chantry Journeys (Ipswich)

Book club

The Chantry Library, run by Cathy Gale and supported by Suffolk County Council Libraries, will be having its launch on April 9th. During the meeting, the content for the future meetings will be planned. From then on, the gatherings will take place on the last Thursday of every month from 6:00-7:30 pm in Chantry Library. The books to be discussed at each meeting will be available for borrowing from the library beforehand. All can join and partake, with a fee of £2 which includes refreshments. The location is Hawthorn Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0QY and new members are welcome to join. The activity is known as Bibliotherapy (Mood-boosting Books).

Belstead House Group (Ipswich)

Book club

We meet monthly at Belstead House in Ipswich, led by Janet Dann. Our library service was formed after a series of literature courses organised by the local authority. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the group, which contains two original members. We read a broad range of novels, stories and poetry including both classical and modern pieces. New members are always welcome at our gatherings, held at Sprites Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3NA.

Haughley Reading Group (Stowmarket)

Book club

Meets at Maxwell Charnley Community Room on Run by Sue Moore Library service Suffolk County Council - Libraries We are a fairly relaxed group of men and women between the ages of 30 and 80 who enjoy revisiting the classics as well as attempting contemporary writing, fiction and non-fiction. There are few rules - read the monthly choice, and be prepared to have an opinion and talk about it. There are no "officers" as such: someone is responsible for keeping a record of books nominated, collecting and returning them to our local library in Stowmarket; another co-ordinates meetings and issues a monthly email newsletter; members are welcome to make suggestions for future activities. We took part in World Book Night in 2011 (giving away copies of "Cloud Atlas"), and were also accepted for April 2012 with a short story collection by Roald Dahl. We have an annual Christmas meal out and have visited the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds as a group. A new venture is our weblog which can be accessed at http://haughleyreadinggroup.wordpress.com/ or via the Haughley Parish Council site http://haughley.wordpress.com/ and follow the link. There are 14 of us at present, which seems a manageable number logistically and for discussion purposes. But we have always been flexible, so don't be afraid to approach us if you'd like to join. We meet at: The Folly, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3 Accepting new members