bookbar bookclub
BookBar is all about bringing people together through books. We know that half the fun of reading the book is discussing it with fellow readers afterwards, preferably with a glass of wine or cup of coffee.
BookBar's book club is created especially for that purpose. So we launched our virtual book club, which promises all the fun of the real thing, and some additional surprises.
How does it work?
Sign up, receive your book in advance of the book club with plenty of time to read it, send in the questions and discussion points you'd like us to talk about, and come along to a virtual interview live with the author, in which we'll discuss the book. You'll be able to chat with out BookClub members on our live chat board, and ask questions to the author throughout the discussion.
You'll receive a link to the virtual event a few days before. Can't make the event? We'll send out a recoridng that you'll be able to watch back for a month after.
Authors that have joined us for the BookBar BookClub so far have included Ann Patchett, Brit Bennett, Elif Shafak, Natasha Brown, Meg Mason, Miranda Cowley Heller, Torrey Peters, Raven Leilani, Min Jin Lee, Ingrid Persaud, Sunjeev Sahota, Curtis Sittenfeld, Clare Chambers, Fiona Mozley, Sophie Heyward, Emily Ratajkowski and Bryan Washington.
Your ticket price includes a copy of the book, as well as attendance at the virtual event. Buy a ticket to a single event for £18 or subscribe to the book club for £15 a month.
As we pick the freshest paperbacks, the books get sent out at the same time each month to all subscribers, regardless of when the ticket was purchased, so the 3-5 day shipping window does not apply for BookClub purchases as in most cases the books have not yet been published when the programme is launched. If you sign up after we've sent the books out, you'll receive them as soon as possible.
Scroll down for this season's line up. Got questions? Visit our FAQs here.
upcoming bookclubs
31st May 2023, 7pm
I'm A Fan with Sheena Patel
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Republic of Consciousness Prize and an Observer Best Debut Novel of 2022, we are so excited to host the author of I'm A Fan, Sheena Patel at the BookBar BookClub.
I'm A Fan tells the story of an unnamed narrator's involvement in a seemingly unequal romantic relationship. With a clear and unforgiving eye, Sheena Patel makes startling connections between power struggles at the heart of human relationships to those in the wider world, offering a devastating critique of social media, access and patriarchal systems.
Your ticket price includes a copy of the book, as well as attendance at the virtual event. Buy a ticket to a single event for £18 or subscribe to the book club for £15 a month.
Join us to at our virtual event to hear from Sheena Patel on Wednesday 31st May 2023 at 7pm. The event will be recorded and you will be able to access the event for one month afterwards.
27th June 2023, 7pm
Trust with Hernan Diaz
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2023, and longlisted for the Booker Prize, Hernan Diaz's second novel Trust is a sweeping, unpredictable novel about power, wealth and truth, set against the backdrop of turbulent 1920s New York.
A Wall Street tycoon takes a young woman as his wife. Together they rise to the top in an age of excess and speculation. But now a novelist is threatening to reveal the secrets behind their marriage, and this wealthy man's story - of greed, love and betrayal - is about to slip from his grasp. Composed of four competing versions of this deliciously deceptive tale, Trust by Hernan Diaz brings us on a quest for truth while confronting the lies that often live buried in the human heart.
Join the BookClub to receive a copy of the book, then join us on Tuesday 27th June for a virtual event with Hernan Diaz. The event will be recorded and available to watch for one month afterwards.
Your ticket price includes a copy of the book, as well as access to the virtual event. Buy a ticket to a single event for £18 or subscribe to the book club for £15 a month.