There are tons of book clubs, but I could not find a book club around Brooklyn that explored queer literature. Womp. As a lesbian, I would like to read books with characters and stories that I can empathize with, understand or at the least simply recognize. So I thought, fudge it, I will make my own group so I can explore queer lit. with my queer family. This Book Club will cover queer fiction and non-fiction. Some books will have clear queer main characters, while other books may be more subtle …

Inspired by a recent story in the Wall Street Journal, about a long-running reading group in which the members read books aloud -- 35 or so pages a meeting -- they've read Dickens, Milton, Tolstoy, Faulkner, the Brontes, Eliot, Austen. In addition to the book we're reading (our first is The Transit of Venus), we've begun meetings by reading other short pieces or poems.

We are a group of friendly, diverse, neighborhood women who like good books and lively conversation.  We favor books that are well-written and allow us to learn a bit about some period in history and/or another culture.  We are price conscious, and have never put a hardcover book on our list.  Our membership is limited to 20 people, but spots do open regularly.  Our meetings are limited to 10, on a first-RSVP-first-come basis.  Please join us if you love great writing, are open to reading new th …

*** Members decide which books we read. Check out "About Us" to learn more. *** The top three reasons to join the Woodbridge/Edison Book Club: (1) Read books you might not otherwise pick up; broaden your horizons! (2) Share in intelligent (but not stuffy) conversations about books and life. (3) Have fun in a comfortable setting, have a snack, and make new friends.

I have been getting so much out of a certain genre of literature that I decided to see if anyone else wanted to read and discuss them. All of these books are terrific depictions of the journey out of emptiness and back into the vitality of being alive. They always inspire. Anyone who finds the topic of re-discovering spiritual health and innocence, particularly if the starting point is a jaded love for self-destruction should join this meet-up. We'll meet weekly and peel one of these novels apar …

They saying goes, "If you want to hide something from a Black person, put it in a book". Well this group's aim to dispel that stereotype and take in as much literary information as possible. This group will read books of all genres and meet up on a monthly basis to discuss the current reading selection. Each book will be chosen by a member of the group to enable the group to read books of everyones taste.

Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! Fiction or non-fiction, paperback or hardcover, We'll try to read a new book every month. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends! Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world. VOLTAIRE

This is a group for anyone who enjoys reading books on personal improvement and spirituality, but too often has no one to discuss them with! Sometimes sharing these ideas with other like-minded seekers is the only way to truly manifest them in your life and to bring about positive change. I am interested in a broad range of topics: christianity, buddhism, self-improvement (Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra and others like them), meditation, health and wellness, journaling for healing, etc., etc., as wel …

I cannot live without books. -Thomas Jefferson This is a casual and friendly group that enjoys meeting up at coffee houses in and around New Brunswick (Hub City). Our meetings take place at 7:00pm the second Tuesday of every month. We alternate between fiction and non-fiction selections and choose our books democratically via polls. Book suggestions are always welcome and appreciated!

Freebird Books on Columbia St in Brooklyn has a monthly book club. The current theme is Post-Apocalyptic novels. Once a month we meet to discuss a selected book and watch a related film.

Listen up Fashionistas! If you love chick lit novels with a strong female protagonist, including chick lit and pop fiction, this is the book club for you. New York or London- our girl characters take charge, get promoted and find love, all in 300 pages or less. Let's chat and swap our favorite titles! While we primarily are a book club, we will schedule events for a variety of purposes, including chick-flicks, brunches, happy hours, and whatever else we think of. We just like to get together and …

Rob and I decided to start this group to help individuals find like minded people to develop spiritually. We plan to read books by such authors as Eckhart Tolle, Marianne  Williamson, Wayne Dyer, and Deepak Chopra. We will read a chapter during the week and discuss what we have read during our time together. Our intention is that we can learn more about ourselves and take what we learn to dismantle old beliefs patterns and perceptions that are not serving us and develop new ones that do. Love in …

This meetup group is an "interactive" one where together, we will choose the book, the venue, and the theme. Join us as we combine our passion for reading, food, socializing and friendship. We are women in our 20's/ 30's/ 40's and beyond who love to eat, read, and laugh. Intellectual conversation and lots of fun encouraged. Married, divorced, single with kids or not! Occasionally, we even just get together for the fun of it. Note: There is an $8 yearly membership fee.

I took over the Metuchen Book Lovers Group - I love to read all types of books and I am proposing that each month we read from a different genre, i.e, fiction, non-fiction, mystery, biography, history, etc.

This group is for anyone who love good books and great conversations!  We meet once a month at the uptown diner in Bayonne.  Looking forward to seeing you there!

We will be reading and discussing Pulizer Prize winning novels, while enjoying a nice glass of when in a Brooklyn Wine Bar. The book for the first meet up group will be Lonesome Dove. For future meet ups we will come up with a list of options to vote on for the next Pulitzer Prize winning novel.