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Meet kindred book lovers at the Katy Book Club! Fiction or non-fiction, ebook, paperback or hardcover, we'll read a new book every month. Come to laugh, share stories and make new friends!

Love books and love women? Not necessarily in that order? This club is for lesbians who love to read and want to meet over wine and coffe and food to talk about great reads and anything else that may come up! Books chosen not necessarily limited to lesbian content, and open to suggestion and consensus. A library card is not required to gain admittance, but it might help~ We meet one Sunday morning a month in a public place like Central Market or Russell's Bakery.  Let's take this out for a spin …

Welcome to The Sassy Women's Book Club! We are a book club with occasional social events (dinners, movies, etc.) thrown in, and members can suggest a meetup at any time. Members suggest and vote on books to read, and once or twice a month we meet as a group to chat about what we've read.  The discussion is light and fun (no talk of symbolism here!).  Meetings are held weekend afternoons at cafes/restaurants in the Galleria/inner Loop area. This group and all events are meant for women over 21 on …

In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you. - Mortimer J. Adler Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! Love to read books filled with suspense, comedy, or drama? How about books that take place in the past, future, or present? A heroine who may be a damsel-in-distress or a kick a$$ gal? A hero that may be alpha or beta? Books that can be sweet or get your temperature rising? Most importantly, love a …

Looking for a fun, laid back book club without the drama of Poisonwood Bible or the heaviness of War & Peace? Like to read for fun and want to expand your horizons of the almost endless Thriller and Mystery books and authors? Lisa Scottoline, James Patterson, Walter Mosley, Ted Bell, have heard the names but never read their books. By submitting to peer pressure maybe you can find a new great author to follow. Let's go with books written within the last 50 years. Discover new books, authors and …

Do you like to curl up with a good book? Can you get lost in a story and lose track of time? Do you think reading can broaden your horizons, open your mind and take you on great adventures? Would you enjoy getting together with a fun group of people to discuss a book? Well this is the group for you! We are the Fort Bend Book Worms, book lovers from all over the area of Fort Bend County and southwest Houston. Actually, we don't care where you are coming from, you are welcome to join us. All our m …

Who Am I? I wanted to make this group because I am so busy with kids and work that I am neglecting my favorite hobby: READING! Who Should Join? If you are a mom with young kids who loves to read and wants to make some close friends through the coming years, then this is the place for you!  I narrowed the area to Cedar Park/Leander so that none of us would have too far to drive.   You're welcome to join from other areas if you're willing to come up here for the meetings. What About The Books? T …

We are a book discussion group for women in the Lakeway and Bee Cave area. We meet monthly to discuss the group's selection (always open to suggestion). Our goal is to broaden our literary horizons, share thoughtful conversation, and inspire lasting friendships.

Like reading sci fi or fiction but hate watching your friends'/coworkers'/partner's eyes glaze over when you talk about it? You've come to the right place, friend. This is a book club for those who've read, are interested in or are interested in getting interested in Fantasy and/or Sci-Fi books. Whether from up and coming authors like Patrick Rothfuss and Paolo Baciogalupi to veterans like Octavia Butler, George RR Martin, and Ursula LeGuin all the way to the golden era of Asimov and Clarke. Hig …

The Woodlands - Hip Chicks Book Club is for women in their 20s+ from The Woodlands, Spring, and Conroe areas who love to read. This is a ladies only book club. We meet the first or second Saturday of the month for our discussion. We may also organize book swaps, movie nights, plays or musicals. Our meetups are mainly organized in The Woodlands and Spring areas. If you are interested in joining please do the following: 1) Review the group's rules here 2) Answer all profile questions. 3) Uplo …

We are free and open to the public. People who are interested in reading quality non-fiction books written by noted authors will find this group worthwhile.  Both modern and classics will be discussed.  After the initial list is discussed, election of titles for followup discussions will periodically be democratically voted on.  Though the organizer will reserve the right to determine what books are allowed on the ballot. The feedback received for other groups by this organizer often includes …

If you love reading books for teens and children, or if you're interested in starting, this is the perfect group for you. Each month, we'll read one book, voted on by the group, and we'll get together for a discussion.

This group reads lengthy books (350+ pages) that might otherwise not be feasible for monthly groups. Consequently, we will only meet once per quarter and the meetings will be approximately three hours in length. We're affiliated with Houston Great Books and follow "Shared Inquiry" discussion guidelines.

Join other 20- & 30-something ladies for a monthly brunch meet up to discuss the book of the month! Looking for a fun, laid back book club without the drama of Poisonwood Bible or the heaviness of War & Peace? We will read classics but more Emma less The Bleak House. We will read current but Mr. Pettigrew's Last Stand over weepy Jodi Picoult . Or how about mixing it up even more? Chick lit, fun fantasy and even mystery/thriller the books are endless hopefully the fun will be too. The book club w …

Do you love to read? Are you 20, 30 or 40 something? Do you love to get together and socialize with your girlfriends over a glass of wine and discuss everything you LOVED or HATED about a book? Are you able to attend a book club regularly? Would you enjoy coming up with ideas to make a book club fun and interesting with things like Holiday events and book swaps? Can you find the room for a great group of girlfriends in your life? If the above paragraph describes you, this book club might be what …

We are a Great Books reading and discussion group that specializes in political philosophy. Over the years we have read a wide variety of thinkers, from Plato to Richard Rorty. We are currently reading on the theme of political economy. Our readings so far have included Cantillon, Turgot, Smith, Condorcet, Malthus, Say, Bentham, James Mill and David Ricardo. We plan to cover the great books of political economy in roughly chronological order. Our group is open to all comers, so please give us a …

Welcome! Love to read?? Love to talk about it?? Then join us for the Missouri City Talk Back Book Club. We meet every third Tuesday of the Month at the Missouri City Library. Everyone is welcome and we read all genres. Don’t forget to stop by the Missouri City Library and check out the book of the month. IT”S FREE!!! Just ask the librarian to check out the Talk Back! Book club book of the month. We have several on hold and one is waiting for you.

The Houston Great Books Council sponsors reading groups all around the Houston area, open to anyone. We also have special events that everyone is invited to attend. Find a regular group at a our main website, www.houstongreatbooks.net .

You don't have to be YA ("Young Adult") to read these books! Stop closet reading such awesome books as The Hunger Games, Looking For Alaska, The Giver, Divergent, Blood Red Road, Harry Potter, Shiver, Ship Breaker etc... Let's get together and discuss! New to YA? No prob! Come out and see what the hype is all about! (Ages 18-118)  The Single Most Important thing about literature is that it is not complete unless discussed.  I like how John Green put it in his novel, The Fault In Our Stars, "Some …

This book club/social group is for WOMEN only! Though we will have co-ed meeting about twice a year, just to get men point of view on some of the books/topics that we read. This is a book club that is deriving from my love for reading, mainly books from Black Expressions over the last few years. I love to read and would like to meet other women that enjoys a good book and getting together with other women to discuss the book and have good conversation. We will be reading Urban Novels, Erotica an …

This is Austin's only bookclub dedicated to classical literature from all different eras. Have you wanted to read Huckleberry Finn and be able to discuss it with other nerds? Or actually read the books you were assigned in high school English? Maybe you are curious as to who this Kurt Vonnegut guy is? Or a movie is coming out based on a book and you want a head start. We will vote on books from ALA list of classic, must-reads, banned book lists, Time's 100 greatest novels, etc.... This bookclub …

the northwest group has met for over 10 years and we have had some great discussions.  If you like to talk about ideas and books please join us.  The selections are short but the ideas profound.

The South Austin Book Club for Women was founded one year ago. We are about reading great books that interest us. In the past year the group has read ten books, many of which have expanded our individual interests and tastes. Meeting others who like to read & discuss books, sharing other books, and forming new connections are just a few of the benefits. The group would like to add new members to increase our ranks and keep the discussions robust. At the same time, we wish to keep the group intim …

This is a book group for anyone interested in reading and discussing books. An Austin search revealed that most book groups in Austin are in the North, so those of us in the South area of the city need a group! We have been active for several months with 3-4 members but would love to have more people involved. Our choice of books is always up for discussion and member choice. We do like to choose books three or four months in advance so those ordering from places like Amazon can get them all in …

Bringing Authors and Readers Together For Meals, Wine Tastings, Book signing, all kinds of venues!!!

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” ― Ernest Hemingway The group will meet over brunch one Sunday afternoon a month to take part in a book discussion. Members are encouraged to make recommendations for Books of the Month and brunch locations to sustain variety and ensure everyone’s interests are met. Happy Reading!! In an effort to maintain a small and personable setting, membership count will be restricted to 15 initially. Membership will open as spots become available. Individuals that ar …

Wanna read cool books? We love cool books. We are readers that love paranormal stories of all kinds. We don't limit ourselves to just vampires; we love all types of paranormal stories. We aren't into gratuitously violent or smutty books, so we tend to read a lot of YA and middle grade series. We enjoy reading for the fun of it, and would love to check out new books with other fun readers. We will have regular book club meetings, and also throw in some fun social events. We look forward to meetin …