If you love reading there's much pleasure to be had in sharing that joy with other like-mindced book worms. If there are no book clubs in your area, that's no reason not to join in the booksish chat, thanks to the growing number of online book clubs.
Here at Good Housekeeping, we have our own online book club, where members share their reading recommendations, receive free books and chat every month about our book club book.
So with that in mind, here’s our pick of the best online book clubs for you to join. Happy reading, bookworms!
Reese’s book club
With over 1.5 million Instagram followers, the one and only Reese Witherspoon’s online book club provides monthly suggestions for manageable commitment, perfect for bookworms with a busy life. Each month, Reese picks a book she loves with a woman at the centre of it.
Inspire Book Club
Each month this inclusive online cvlub, set up by Nottinghamshire Libraries, has a book of the month and a large collection of e-resources, and a newsletter to sign up to. There's also an opportunity to join an online discussion at the end of the month.
Ladies lit squad
Originally based in London, this all-female reading group has migrated to Instagram. Sign up to the newsletter to receive the latest event information, as recommendations of books old and new.
Oprah’s book club
The American powerhouse is arguably the reigning queen of digital book clubs. Oprah has been uniting readers online since 1996, meaning there’s a brilliant back catalogue to scroll through!
OKHA online
Billed as 'the queer and black book club', OKHA's events and discussions focus on literature, poetry and plays by Black, African, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, Trans, Queer and Non-Binary writers. Whilst coronavirus means the group are not currently able to meet in person, their online presence is thriving, with book recommendations and live author Q&As.
Our shared shelf
Founded by Emma Watson, this Instagram community is focused on intersectional feminist literature. While Emma herself stepped back from the group earlier this year, the hashtag #oursharedshelf is going strong for like-minded and lively discussions.
Between Two Covers
Between Two Books was started in 2012 by ther sing-songwriter Florence Welsh of Florence and the Machine and fans from all over the world joined in. The club regularly features guest recommendations from artists, writers, musicians and directors such as Greta Gerwig, Nick Cave, Fiona Apple, Adwoa Aboah, Jeremy O. Harris, Grayson Perry and Sally Rooney and discussions take place on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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Read With Jenna
In 2019, Today Show’s Jenna Bush Hager brought her love of reading to the Read with Jenna book club. The book club’s picks have ranged in author and genre, but Jenna knows her taste well. “No matter what, you have to have a great, compulsively readable plot. Something where you cannot wait to figure out what's going to happen,” she says. “And, obviously, I was an English major, so it has to be beautifully well-written."
Goodreads
If you’re not yet familiar with the online book lovers’ paradise that is Goodreads, where have you been? The site offers a huge range of book groups to join. Simply go to the home page, click on Best for Book Clubs, then Community, then Groups, and a whole new world awaits.
Good Housekeeping Book Room
Well, we couldn't not mention our very own book group, could we? Every month, we pick a book, we discuss it in our lively Facebook book group - and we even give away free copies of it, too. With constant book chat, recommendations and a friendly, inclusive community, if you like reading and GH, this is the group for you!
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