Book clubs in London
Below you'll find every book club we know of in London, as well as readers looking for one.
Bertie's Book Group
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We invite new members to join our discussions at The King's Fund and explore fiction related to health care. Led by our librarian Hong-Anh Nguyen, the group aims to discuss the book, its connections to the history of health care and how it relates to current issues. Please note that spaces are limited, so be sure to book in advance.
Sign in to contactSusannah’s Book Club W1
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Susannah's Book Club, recognized by the London Borough of Islington - Libraries, meets up once a month on Mondays. If you would like to join our group of regular readers, each gathering having been held consecutively for 144 months now, we would love to welcome you. Our meetings take place at a pub in the West End of London and we read and discuss a range of books from William Boyd's Ordinary People to Jack London's The Call of the Wild. Come join us to share your thoughts!
Sign in to contactEast Greenwich Library
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The East Greenwich Library offers a book group that is open to all new members. Led by Sarah Davis, this group meets at the library located at Woolwich Road, London SE10 0RL. Longtime members have seen the area undergo changes while they have been part of the group. The Peninsula Papers, a project commissioned by Stream Arts with artist Lucy Harrison, was contributed to by the group in March 2011.
Sign in to contactThe Friday Club
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Meets at Kingsford Community School on Run by Mrs E. Barrett Library service London Borough of Newham - Libraries We are a new group and have only met a couple of time so far - just get to know you type meetings. Our group meets once a week in the school library after school is over on Fridays and is open to all students in the school regardless of their age. I called the club Friday Club because that was the day it was to be held but the plan is that the student members change the name to something they all like. In this new term we will be starting our first book, planning some activities and future events and generally having a great time. We meet at: Kingsford Way, Beckton, London, E6 5JG Tags audio, Chatterbooks, graphic novel, talking books, writing
Sign in to contactCustom House Book Club
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The Custom House Book Club Library Service hosts a Reading Group for everyone, no matter the age or interests; this group meets every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am in the Custom House Library. New members are welcome - the Library is located at Prince Regent Lane, London, London, E16 3JJ and is also accessible for those with visual impairments.
Sign in to contactCustom House Book Club
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The Custom House Book Club Reading Group, open to all ages and interests, meets on the third Saturday of every month at 10am at the Custom House Library (located at Prince Regent Lane, London, London, E16 3JJ). We welcome new members and those who are visually impaired.
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Meets at Custom House Library on Run by Custom House Book Club Library service Reading Group for all ages and interests, we meet on every 3rd Saturday of the month, 10am, at Custom House library. We meet at: Prince Regent Lane, London, London, E16 3JJ Accepting new members Tags visually impaired
Sign in to contactShoreditch Library Adult Book Group
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The group meets monthly at the Shoreditch Library and is led by Siobhan Downes. All are welcome to join us each second Thursday evening at 80 Hoxton Street, Hackney, London, N1 6LP, to discuss a book selected by a group member.
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Meets at Shoreditch Library on Run by osei mensa Library service The group meets every first monday of month excluding school holidays. All children welcome between the ages of 8-12years.Each member of the group is required to read the book that has been chosen and discuss with the group what each member thought of it. We meet at: 80 Hoxton Street, Hackney, London, N1 6LP Accepting new members Tags Chatterbooks
Sign in to contactOsidge Library Morning Reading Group
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Gatherings take place at Osidge Library, and new members are welcome. If interested, please reach out to the library for more information.
Sign in to contactChipping Barnet Library Reading Group
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The library is hosting sessions at 3 Stapylton Road, Barnet EN5 4QT, London, EN5 4QT, and is open to all new attendees. If you are interested, please reach out to the library for more information.
Sign in to contactChipping Barnet Library Crime Reading Group
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Meets at Chipping Barnet Library on Run by James Healy Library service Enjoy reading crime and thriller fiction? Join our monthly crime reading group! At our friendly meetings we discuss a different crime, thriller or mystery book each month. Please ask at the library information desk for a copy of the next book to read. We meet at: 3 Stapylton Road, Barnet, Barnet, London, EN5 4QT Accepting new members
Sign in to contactManga and Drawing Club
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Calling all graphic novel lovers! Join us each week to draw, discuss, and celebrate all your favorite DC, Marvel, and Manga characters. We are open to people ages 8 and older and are located at the West Greenwich Library, situated on Greenwich High Road, London, SE10 8NN. New members are always welcome!
Sign in to contactWest Greenwich Library Reading Group
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The Friends of West Greenwich Library host this highly praised Reading Group at the West Greenwich Library in Greenwich High Road. During these meetings, members enjoy a wide variety of books such as non-fiction, biographies and contemporary fiction. The Library has recently been redecorated to include the three beautiful roof domes. If you are interested in joining, further information can be found on the Friends' website. New members are also welcome.
Sign in to contactWest Greenwich Library Chatterbooks Club
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We invite 6-12-year-olds to join our Chatterbooks book and activity club at the West Greenwich Library on the first Monday of the month from 4.30pm-5.30pm. We offer exciting membership goodies, too! During our lively and fun meetings we discuss books on a theme, play games, and do activities. For more inquiries and to join, please contact Monica at the library on 020-8858-4289. Visit us at Greenwich High Road,London SE10 8NN. #Chatterbooks
Sign in to contactAfrican caribbean Literature group
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Meets at West Greenwich Library on Run by Sarah Davis Library service A lively group who love to discuss a good read, to meet up and generally socialise. The group meet in West Greenwich library a Carnegie building which has recently been refurnished opening up the three roof domes . The group especially like to read anything interesting by African Caribbean authors, including both non-fiction and fiction titles. Details of meeting can be found on the Friends of West Greenwich webpage. We meet at: Greenwich High street, Greenwich, London, SE10 8NN Accepting new members
Sign in to contactKS3 Book Group
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Meets at on Run by Laura Taylor Library service An after school book group for Year7,8 and 9 students at Addey and Stanhope School in Deptford. Run by school librarians - Laura Taylor and Elizabeth Bentley. Girls group meets on a Monday and boys on a Thursday. We meet on a weekly basis and have so far taken part in the local Lewisham Schools Book Award and Book Quiz, and shadowing the Carnegie Award. We read, review, do quizzes, create animotos of favourite books. We have now started to invite a teacher to come along each week to share their favourite books with us. We meet at: Lewisham, London, Se14 6TJ Accepting new members
Sign in to contactBattersea Park Limpets
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Every third Saturday of the month at 10.30, members join together at Battersea Park Library for an enjoyable session of book-discussion! Organized by Abi Lemon, this library service offers a variety of literature to read and engage with. If you're interested in being part of the experience, don't hesitate to contact Barbara at the library (020 77204122) or visit 309 Battersea Park Road, Wandsworth, London, SW11 4NF. All new members are welcome!
Sign in to contactAlvering Group (aka Alvering Library Group)
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Meets at Battersea Library on Run by Ferelith Hordon Library service We are an adult reading group that has been meeting for twelve years. We are not academic, but are interested in our response to the books we read. These cover a wide range and are suggested by members of the group. We meet in the library and welcome new faces. It is a big group – over 20 members who regularly turn up. However as a group run by a public library, we are happy to meet new members. The group is mixed both in age and sex, though the majority of members are women. We are lively and opinionated, rarely agreeing in our views on any one book, but enjoying the insights such differences produce. The titles we choose – suggestions are made “from the floor” -range from classics to prize winners, “cult” titles to old favourites; the only obstacle that of obtaining enough copies through the library system. We do not discuss books as though we were approaching an exam; we want to share enjoyment and enthusiasm and are more interested in why the book was enjoyed – or disliked - than in literary theories. Meetings tend to be quite short since they are held in the day, but only if everyone has had their say. Indeed, this may be a particular attraction. There are few rules beyond that of allowing everyone to express an opinion if they want to; we do not require everyone to have read the book nor do we ask for formal papers. We have been meeting for over five years now discussing a wide range of books, some of which have surprised us, meeting authors, enjoying garden parties and Christmas get-togethers. We look forward to our next reading challenge We meet at: 265 Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, London, SW11 1JB Accepting new members
Sign in to contactAlvering Reading Group
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Meets at Battersea Library on Run by Ferelith Hordon Library service We are a library based Reading Group that has been running for almost 12 years. We meet in the middle of the day - 12pm - for about an hour. Though we started small, we have grown and anything from 12 to 20 members will turn up (occasionally a few more). We are not academic, though we might sometimes discuss how the author has written , or comment on style, but our main interest is in finding what we enjoyed or disliked about the chosen title. Recommendations come from "the floor" and provided enough copies can be obtained through the library system will almost certainly be read. We try not to re-read an author and there is no requirement to turn up to every meeting. Inevitably we are mainly female - but we are not at all exclusive. We meet at: 265 Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, London, SW11 1JB Accepting new members
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