Book Club Interviews: Archives

Interviews With Book Clubs

In addition to BookBrowse's ongoing book club research projects, from time to time, we inteview individual book groups so as to share their experiences with BookBrowse's wider community of readers.

Each interview has something to inspire whatever your book group interests, such as the books that a group have most enjoyed discussing (and the ones they didn't), ideas that you can borrow to freshen up your own group, or sometimes to provide a complete roadmap for starting a new book club.

If you feel that your book group has something unique to offer, and you would like to tell others about it, please contact us with brief details, and maybe we can feature you in the future.

The Bookies
Joan Kingsley tells us about The Bookies, a book club she formed at the First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay in Long Island, New York.

June 2026

Sacramento State Prison C Facility Book Club
The C Facility Book Club at Sacramento State Prison, led by Adrienna Turner, provides a space for prisoners to share ideas and have in-depth conversations.

May 2026

No Dead Dogs Book Club
An interview with the No Dead Dogs Book Club, a group of eleven readers who live in New Jersey. When they were deciding whether or not to read Marley and Me one member cried, "Please no dead dogs!" and thus their name was born.

April 2026

The Zoom Black Girls' Book Club
Vicki Moore, founder of the Zoom Black Girls' Book Club tells us why she felt the pandemic was the perfect time to form her new book club

March 2026

All Booked Up Book Group
The All Booked Up Book Group is a mix of younger and older readers, different faiths, and an openness that facilitator Ann Zeigler feels creates a unique dynamic between its members.

January 2026

Booksome Buddies
For the past 25 years, a group of Florida women have gotten together monthly to discuss books and offer support to each other.

January 2026

The Bibliophiles' Book Club
As COVID disrupted lives, readers reached out to each other to maintain a sense of community. Book group leader Gerri Bonarrigo tells BookBrowsers about how she created an online book group that is thriving today.

December 2025

Circle of Readers
BookBrowse chats with Dorothy Minor about her book club, the Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) Senior Center’s Circle of Readers.

October 2025

The Mangrove Readers
BookBrowse chats with Lynne Nordhoff about her book club, the Mangrove Readers.

October 2025

GW72
In the early '70s, Laura taught senior English in Charleston, WV. Half a century later, some of the students have formed a book club with 84-year-old Laura at the helm. The group share their inspiring story with BookBrowse.

July 2024

BookBrowse Book Club

A Pair of Aces
by Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray

Two women on opposite sides of the law team up to bring down gangster Lucky Luciano in this gripping novel.

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When No One Else Will
by Amanda Skenandore

1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.

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Summer's Never Over
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Feast
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The Jellyfish Problem
by Tessa Yang

A marine biologist rescues a Maine island menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish in this inventive debut.

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The Reimagining of Thornwood House
by Jaleigh Johnson

A witch and her ward discover a magical walking house and find the true meaning of home.

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