Book Club Day UK: Stories you love, people to meet, a day for book clubs.
Today is Book Club Day UK, a day for celebrating the power of shared reading and to hopefully encourage those not in a book club to join one! Read our blog about the benefits of being in a club to see why they are a brilliant place for readers to come together. We hope today and for the rest of this month, more people will discover how book clubs build stronger, more connected communities.
How to join in with Book Club Day UK
How to join in if you are part of a book club
Use the social media assets in our Communications Toolkit to:
π Ask each of your book club members to bring a friend with to your September meeting
π Share the benefits of being in a book club
π Celebrate your book clubs and what makes it special
π Highlight your book recommendations for clubs to try
π Advertise book clubs to invite new members to join
π Host an event for local book clubs to meet each other and share recommendations
π Support a local organisation or company to set up their own book clubs supported by the library to access books
How to join in if you are not yet in a book club
We have created a guide to help you start your own and Book Club Day UK is the perfect time to start planning or advertising your club!
What opportunities are there for my club?
π Take part in our Book Club Day UK Poll
π Discover the Booker Prize with your book club and win the shortlist with a fantastic competition
π Find your next book club read by checking out our what books our publisher partners think youβll love and adding them to your virtual TBR pile:
For children and young people
β’ Bloomsbury Education
β’ B small
β’ Bloomsbury Childrenβs
β’ Usborne
For adults
β’ Yale University Press
β’ Atlantic Books
β’ Head of Zeus
We also have a History Rewritten themed booklist of publisher picks for book clubs!
π Check out our Reading Well spotlight which includes information about books to help you feel better
π Be inspired by other book clubs as they share what makes them special and books they have loved reading and discussing together:
β’ TYA Next Chapter Book Club
β’ Harborne Book Club
β’ Acklam Book Club
Plus! We have the chance for you to become a Book Club Hub Rep
We have a chance for book club leaders to become a Book Club Hub Rep where youβll have the chance to:
β’ Join a WhatsApp Broadcast Group where we will be sharing opportunities from The Reading Agency and publishers for your book clubs
β’ Join a Book Club Hub Reps meeting in January 2026 where we will be sharing information about our plans for the Book Club Hub and will also give you the opportunity for you to have your say and help shape the offer
β’ Join a database of information about book clubs who connect with the website so that we can get in touch with you directly for exclusive offers from publishers (your contact information will never be shared with publishers for this, without your permission)
Sign up to be a Book Club Hub Rep here.
Get involved
Join in with the fun by tagging us in your Book Club Day UK posts on Facebook, X and Instagram using #BookClubDayUK.
Keep up with all the latest news by joining our Book Club Hub Bulletin.
