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Want to read great books with a community of engaged book lovers? Join one of our monthly book clubs, hosted online and free to attend. We kindly ask that you purchase books through shopthehangout.com, Bookshop.org, or Libro.fm to help support our work.
Book Club Guidelines
Learn about each of our book clubs and sign up to become a member below.
Alder & Sage Book Club, presented by Bel Canto Books, will meet on the third Thursday of each month to discuss a handpicked favorite from bookstore owner Jhoanna - with light refreshments graciously provided by Alder & Sage.
JAN - THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS by Claire Messud
FEB - CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
MAR - KNOW MY NAME by Chanel Miller
APR - THE BOOK OF LIGHT by Lucille Clifton
MAY - THE EVENING HERO by Marie Myong-Ok Lee
JUN - GENDER QUEER by Maia Kobabe
JUL - WE ARE NEVER MEETING IN REAL LIFE by Samantha Irby
IN-PERSON MEETING
3rd Thursday of the month, 6:30pm
366 Cherry Ave, LB
Free to attend; RSVP required.
Books will be available for purchase from
Alder & Sage, Bel Canto Books, and Bookshop.org.
See our 2024 book club picks here.
Burning Issues Book Club (BIBC) is an online and local book club that gathers to read and discuss non-fiction works related to climate change, environmental degradation, environmental and social justice, and implementation of social change movements. Past book club favorites include: BRAIDING SWEETGRASS by Robin Wall Kimmerer and MEDIOCRE: THE DANGEROUS LEGACY OF WHITE MALE AMERICA BY Ijeoma Oluo.
JANUARY - Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick
FEBRUARY - Why are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum
MARCH - How the Other Half Eats by Priya Fielding-Singh
APRIL - World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
MAY - Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong
JUNE - The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide by Steven W. Thrasher
Online Zoom Discussion on last Sunday of the month at 12pm PT (unless otherwise noted).
Click the button below to learn more and register to receive the Zoom meeting link. Find our 2024 and past book club picks here.
Graphic novel fan or graphic novel curious? Join the Graphic Novel Book Club hosted by Bel Canto Books as we read and discuss a new graphic novel or memoir each month. Past book club favorites include: GOOD TALK by Mira Jacob, IN WAVES by AJ Dungo, THE HIGH DESERT by James Spooner, and I MUST BE DREAMING by Roz Chast.
JANUARY - This Country by Navied Mahdavian
FEBRUARY - Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega
MARCH - Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
APRIL - Who Owns the Clouds? by Mario Brassard
MAY - Family Style by Thien Pham
JUNE - Fine: A Comic About Gender by Rhea Ewing
JULY - The Talk by Darrin Bell
AUGUST - It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood
SEPTEMBER - Mexikid by Pedro Martin
OCTOBER - Mabuhay by Zachary Sterling
NOVEMBER - Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett
DECEMBER - A First Time for Everything by Dan Santat
Online Zoom Discussion on 3rd Saturday of the month at 10am PT (unless otherwise noted).
Click the button below to learn more and register to receive the Zoom meeting link. Find our 2024 and past book club picks here.
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