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Love Reading & Talking About Books?

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 Bookshop.org or Libro.fm to help support our work.


Book Club Guidelines

  • We strive for a thoughtful and respectful discussion of the featured book and its related themes.
  • You do not have to have finished the book to participate, but we ask that you contribute to the discussion in whatever way you feel comfortable. 
  • We ask that you turn your video screen on, so that we can best mimic a "real-life" conversation. If you need to momentarily go off-camera, we understand.
  • We do not tolerate demeaning, discriminatory, or harassing behavior and speech. 


Learn about each of our book clubs and sign up to become a member below.

BEL CANTO BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

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 Bel Canto Book Club meets at Union @ Compound on the third Thursday of each month to discuss a handpicked favorite

chosen by bookstore owner Jhoanna.


2025 BOOK LIST

April - FOREST OF NOISE

May - MEMORY PIECE

June - THE PALACE OF EROS

July - ON GOLD HILL


IN-PERSON MEETING

3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm 

(unless otherwise noted)

Union @ Compound

1395 Coronado Ave, LB 90804


Free to attend; RSVP requested. 

Food/drink purchase recommended.

See our 2025 book club picks here.

JOIN BEL CANTO BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

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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.


2025 BOOK LIST

April - WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?:

May - A DISABILITY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

June - ANOTHER APPALACHIA

July - CALIFORNIA AGAINST THE SEA


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.

Join Burning Issues Book Club

GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB

BURNING ISSUES BOOK CLUB

GRAPHIC NOVEL BOOK CLUB

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​​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. 


2025 BOOK LIST 

April - THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES

May - CONTINENTAL DRIFTER

June - GAYTHEIST

July - DUCKS


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. 

Join Graphic Novel Book Club

COMMUNITY-RUN BOOK CLUBS

ALGALITA BOOK CLUB

“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.

MOVIES N' BOOKS CLUB

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. 

QUEER BOOK CLUB

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 BOOK CLUB

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

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. 

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