Recent Blog Posts

Reading lists

See Our Staff's Top Reads in August

Looking for book club inspiration? Staff picks are here! See what books some members of our staff have been recommending and loving in August.

Updated: Jan 26, 2023

Book club tips and inspiration

To All the Book Clubs I’ve Loved Before: How to Avoid Book Club Breakups

Our mission at Bookclubz is to inspire meaningful connections through reading and discussion. We believe in the power of book club to enhance the reading experience, support lifelong learning, and build community. That’s why it is our goal to stop book club breakups. From inspirational blog posts, to highlighting the multitude of wonderful clubs on our Join a Book Club page, all month long we gave you the tools to create a thriving book club, or revamp your current club to ensure its success.

Updated: Aug 31, 2021

App and website updates

New Bookclubz Features: Events Calendar, Updated Book Detail Pages, and New Features for Book Club Leaders

At Bookclubz, we’re always searching for ways to bring our communities of readers together — and continually improving our product to make it happen! Check out the latest updates we’ve introduced in July and August that we hope will improve your book club experience!

Updated: Aug 31, 2021

Culture and literature

Start Listening to the Normal People Companion Playlist on Spotify

If you’ve had the pleasure of reading Sally Rooney’s magnificent novel, Normal People, you will understand why creating a companion playlist for this book was a necessity. While the plot and setting are captivating, what really draws you in is its power to stir strong emotions in the reader like the best songs do for listeners. Rooney draws her characters so intimately that we’re not merely observers, but we feel their happiness and devastation, their triumph and loss. The novel envelops you in emotion in the same way as your favorite song or album.

Updated: Jan 26, 2023

Book club spotlights

Celebrate Women In Translation Month with Open Doors Review Book Club

In celebration of “Women In Translation Month”, we'd like to introduce our readers to the Open Doors Review Book Club, dedicated to reading books in English or Italian (your preference) by authors with a strong connection to Italy and creating an online space to transcend barriers to literature, language, and the human experience.

Updated: Jan 26, 2023

Author corner

The Story House: An Essay by Shruti Swamy

An essay by Shruti Swamy, the author of A House Is a Body.

Updated: Jan 26, 2023