monthly book clubs

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“Exploring Our Place in Nature” is a free community book club hosted by Algalita available to all in Long Beach and surrounding areas looking to rediscover our place, as humans, in our world ecosystem. Every other month, we come together in-person at Bel Canto Books in Long Beach, California for a book discussion, activity, and potluck. Our intention is to bring the community together, get deep in discussion, and create a safe space for everyone to feel open to contribute to the conversation. Learn more  and sign up at algalita.org/community.

We are a book club that reads books with movie adaptations. Our club is perfect for those who like to read, and those who like to watch movies, but want to participate in something the same. Learn more at moviesnbooksclub.com. 

Join us for the Queer Book Club hosted monthly by LogansLovelyLibrary at Bel Canto Books Retro Row! Dive into diverse and thought-provoking queer literature with a group of like-minded book lovers. Each month we will be reading a queer fiction book with different genres and queer representation. Whether you're a seasoned reader or just starting to explore LGBTQ+ literature, this club is the perfect place to share your thoughts and connect with others.

Learn more and sign up here. 

The Conscious Tea is an online and local book club created to cope with these crazy unprecedented times, hosted by Eileen x Bel Canto Books x KUBO LB. This is an Asian affinity group, for and by Asians in diaspora.

We will be reading and discussing works that build political education, intersectionality and awareness amongst the Asian community. There will also be a focus on Asian-based authors. Every month we'll change between fiction and non-fiction to keep it lively and engaging. This is the space where you can share your thoughts and connect respectively.

Learn more and sign up here. 

TIMPLA cookbook club is hosted by ginataan gang, a group of three pinays with a shared love for gardening, storytelling, cooking, and food as resistance. Each gathering celebrates a different cookbook, diving into the diasporic recipes, cultural influences, and the histories they carry. Learn more and sign up here.