Do you require a list of the best book clubs on Goodreads? Check out these 10!
1. Reese’s Book Club
Reese’s Book Club is a venture started by actress Reese Witherspoon in partnership with Hello Sunshine. Reese recommends books written for women each month and Hello Sunshine facilitates group discussion on multiple online platforms, including Goodreads.
Discussions include videos made by Reese and others who have read the book and want to offer their thoughts on the reading material. Members of the book club can follow along with the discussion on whichever social platform they prefer.
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2. Crimes, Mysteries, and Thrillers
This Goodreads book club focuses its monthly selection on fiction with a concentration on mysteries and thrillers. The group selects the next book by accepting suggestions and letting members choose via poll while they are busy reading the current selection.
If you love a good crime thriller or cozy mysteries, this book club has a lively group of participants who post their thoughts about the book regularly for others to comment on or create new threads with their own summaries and assessments of the literature being read.
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3. Addicted to YA
The Addicted to YA discussion group on Goodreads brings together nearly 56,000 members who love the young adult fiction genre of books. This public group selects a book of the month for everyone to read and share their thoughts about, but also allows for other discussions.
Whether members choose to share the current topic or create separate threads about other books they are reading, there is plenty of activity among members to keep the chat lively. In addition to threads, the group hosts giveaways, and promotions and provides talking points.
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4. Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club
Are you a lover of Sci-Fi and Fantasy? If so, this might be the book club for you. Monthly selections include one sci-fi book and one fantasy book, as well as an additional book that members express interest in reading and discussing again.
Threads on the group are broken up into sections based on the book being read but also sub-threads that separate comments without spoilers—such as general discussion about the writing or author—from more detailed chat about the books, such as particular plot points or arcs.
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5. The Perks of Being a Book Addict
Those who appreciate a bit of variety in their reading habits can appreciate The Perks of Being a Book Addict. Every month, the group chooses a book from across multiple genres for members to read and discuss in threads with tags for spoilers, so the plot is not ruined for anyone.
In addition to the discussion threads, this public group offers reading challenges and giveaways to help promote reading among members. There is also a thread for authors to promote their work and a blog full of information about past, current, and upcoming reading material.
Become a book addict.
6. Around the World in 80 Books
Travel books, books set in faraway lands or exotic places, international writings – Around the World in 80 Books (ATW80) has it all. If you are interested in learning about various parts of the globe through reading, you will love this large group on Goodreads.
ATW80 started in 2009 as part of a larger challenge on the site. Two years later, a separate group was established as a book club for those who wanted to continue on their journey around the Earth. Discussion threads, challenges, and an extensive list to be read keep this group going.
Travel with ATW80.
7. The Next Best Book Club
The Next Best Book Club offers avid readers an opportunity to read the books they prefer and then discuss them with others who may also have an interest in them. Rather than everyone reading the same book every month, this club affords space to discuss many books.
The group does not allow authors to self-promote on any of its threads, so there is no spamming to deal with, just ongoing discussion between like-minded readers who enjoy a terrific book and a bit of community with others who value diversity in their choices of literature.
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8. The Sword and Laser
Science fiction and fantasy podcasters Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt started The Sword and Laser book club to expand their love of the genre. Named for their podcast and a book of the same name. Veronica and Tom select one book for the month, alternating between the two genres.
The group is very structured in the way it operates but does provide for readers to go rogue by selecting additional books of their own to read and share with the group in alternate threads. There is also a website and a presence on additional platforms for members to enjoy.
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9. The Catch-Up Book Club
Perhaps you are new to the reading community and have some catching up to do. This is an excellent group to find a starting place and start talking about the books you have read instead of listening to others tell you about them or even to just re-read some of your old favorites.
Each month, this Goodreads book club selects three fiction books—one classic, one popular contemporary, and one book previously read by the group—that everyone wants to discuss further or to allow newer members can get up to speed on previous discussions.
Catch up on your reading.
10. The History Book Club
Fans of historical non-fiction, memoirs, and biographies make up the more than 22,000 members of The History Book Club on Goodreads. Members span the globe but are brought together by their love of great historical works.
Books to be discussed are selected monthly by the moderators. Discussion threads are set up to discuss the content of the books, their historical relevance, and how the history of certain events helped shape the modern landscape of the world from the perspective of members’ countries.
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