Book Clubs


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We do not charge admission to book clubs, but we strongly encourage book club members to purchase the featured book from Avid Bookshop or make an equivalent purchase if this is a month you borrow the book from the library.

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Criminal Binds Book Club image
When:

Second Wednesday every month, 6:15-7:15pm. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

The Criminal Binds Book Club reads captivating mysteries and true crime books! We will read a rotation of true crime, classic mysteries, and newer mysteries (published in the last ten years). Book club members decide what books to read by voting either in person or via email.

Hot Fiction Book Club
When:

First Thursday of every month, 6:15pm to 7:15pm. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

The Hot Fiction Book Club reads very fresh (i.e., recent) hardcover fiction releases. Book club members decide what books to read by voting either in person or via email.

Paperback Book Club Avid Bookshop
When:

Third Wednesday of the month, 6:15pm to 7:15pm. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

The Paperback Book Club reads mostly fiction paperback books, generally written within the last 30 years. Book club members decide what books to read by voting either in person or via email.

Queer Stories Book Club
When:

Third Tuesday of every month from 6:15-7:15. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

The Queer Stories Book Club is run in partnership with Athens Pride and Queer Collective. We read books by queer authors and about queer lives, including fiction and some occasional nonfiction. We invite all members of the Athens community to join us in reading books prioritizing queer lives and stories. Book club members will vote on books as a group over email.

Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club
When:

Fourth Wednesday of the month, 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm, no meetings in November and December. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club reads non-fiction books centering on one or more of these topics. As an extension of the Racial Justice Centering Committee of UGA's United Campus Workers union, we invite the local community to come discuss the history and contemporary relevance of labor and racial justice movements in our lives.

Young Adult Book Club Avid Bookshop
When:

Second Sunday of the month, 6:15pm to 7:15pm. Dates subject to change. Sign up to the newsletter for updates.

What:

The YA for Not-so-YAs Book Club reads newer young adult books, usually alternating between hardcover and paperback. Book club members decide what books to read by voting either in person or via email.

Upcoming Avid Bookshop Book Club Meetings

Strike the Zither by Joan He
Event date:
Sunday, June 11, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Tuesday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Event date:
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
Event date:
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Event date:
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Captive Genders
Event date:
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
Event date:
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Fly By Night by Steven Chain
Event date:
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Event date:
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
 I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita
Event date:
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
Event date:
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
Event date:
Thursday, August 3, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland
Event date:
Sunday, August 13, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Nevada by Imogen Binnie
Event date:
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Gorregidora by Gayl Jones
Event date:
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Time's Mouth by Edan Lepucki
Event date:
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Event date:
Sunday, September 10, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck
Event date:
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Wild Things by Laura Kay
Event date:
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
 Binti:The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
Event date:
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry
Event date:
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
Event date:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Trust by Hernan Diaz
Event date:
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
North Woods by Daniel Mason
Event date:
Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
Event date:
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm
Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
Event date:
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 - 6:15pm to 7:15pm

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