In July, the Book Review Book Club will be discussing Stuart’s latest novel, about a profoundly isolated father and son, each grappling with long-held secrets. By MJ Franklin MJ Franklin is an editor ...

Local community organizer Omme-Salma Rahemtullah is part of a book club that formed during the pandemic and still meets via Zoom. “It has members from all over the world, and people join just through ...

Silent Book Club offers a low-pressure social setting for introverts and book lovers. Participants gather to read their own books silently in a shared space. The club provides a balance of community ...

Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the company took the wraps off a ...

Reese’s Book Club and Apple Books are hosting Story Walk events in several U.S. cities. The events invite readers to embark on a walk led by Apple Fitness+ trainers, listen to an audiobook and ...

Picture a book club. Did you imagine a bunch of middle-aged moms more or less seriously discussing a book while enthusiastically enjoying some wine? Yeah, me too. But it turns out our picture of what ...

Reading is experiencing a resurgence among Gen Z and millennials, many of whom are actively seeking alternatives to “doomscrolling” and the mental fatigue associated with constant social media use. In ...

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The notification pings on a Thursday evening, a week before the meeting. “How is everyone doing with the 600-page historical epic?” You look at the tome on your nightstand, then at the laundry, your ...

The Amazon Book Club has been completely deleted and shut down; there are few alternatives left for mass-market appeal. Amazon announced a month ago that its Book Club would be shuttered on March 1st, ...

A few years ago, a college friend called me on my birthday. He’d been feeling, he said, a little isolated — not lonely exactly, but cut off. His work life had shifted, most of his colleagues were ...