Notts Book Clubs

I am in the process of compiling a list of book clubs (or reading groups) based in the county. If you know of any such groups that are missing from the list below please email me via the Contact link (above left) or tweet to @NottsLit 

Nottinghamshire Book Clubs / Reading Groups

Arnold Library Reading Café

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/arnold-library/

Ashfield U3A (Kirkby-in-Ashfield)

Contact Len & Sally Hill via http://www.ashfieldu3a.org.uk/bookgroupa.htm

Barnstone Book Group

Contact Helen Lane via www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

Beeston and Chilwell Book Club

Contact: Gillian Mather. W: www.beeston-bookclub.org.uk

Beeston U3A, Readers Rendezvous

Contact Alison via https://beestonu3a.org.uk/group-meeting-timetable/

Benchmark

Contact lizzie Waring via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

Bengali Reading Group (Nottingham)

Contact Syed Iqbal Anwar via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/

Bilsthorpe Book Club

Contact via https://www.facebook.com/events/381968128849536/

Bingham Library Reading Café

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/bingham-library/

Book Kin (Caythorpe)

Contact Charmaine Roche via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

Books Fizz (Balderton)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/771/books-fizz-reading-group?startTime=2016-01-05T14:30:00

Bottesford Book Club

Contact Luci Ryan via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

Broadway Book Club

Contact Pam McIlroy via https://en-gb.facebook.com/BroadwayBookClub/

Bulwell Riverside Library, Library Club and Book Group

Contact via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/bulwell-riverside-library/

Bulwell Riverside Library Crime Readers’ Group

Contact via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/bulwell-riverside-library/

Burton Joyce and District U3A

Contact via http://www.bju3a.co.uk/books.html

Carlton Library Reading Café

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/carlton-library/

Classic Book Club (Selston)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/761/classics-book-club

Cotgrave & District U3A

Contact Gary Thomson via http://cotgraveu3a.weebly.com/books.html

Charnwood U3A book Group

Contact Valerie Hopwood via http://www.charnwoodu3a.org.uk/sitea/index.html

Children's Reading Group (Newark)

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/

Clifton Library Reading Group

Contact Julia King via http://open.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/library/service.asp?s=692&c=215&min=1&max=6

The Coffee Hideout Book Club formally known as Busy Bees (Woodthorpe)

Contact Colleen Ewart via http://readinggroups.org/groups/665-busy-bees

Crime Cafe Reading Group (Eastwood)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/813/crime-cafe-reading-group

Crime Cafe Reading Group (Kirkby-in-Ashfield)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/504/crime-caf-reading-group

Crime Cafe Reading Group (Selston)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/509/crime-cafe-reading-group

Crime Thriller Reading Group (Balderton)

Contact via http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/events/2681/crime-thriller-reading-group

The Crossing Reading Group (Worksop)

W: http://thecrossing.co.uk/

Eastwood Book Club

Contact Janette Martindale. W: https://eastwoodbookclub.wordpress.com/

Edwinstowe Library Open Reading Group

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/edwinstowe-library/

Five Leaves' Bookshop Book Group

Info at http://fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/


Forest Town Library Reading Group (Mansfield)

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/forest-town-library/

Gujarati Reading Group (Nottingham)

Contact Bhikhubhai Desai via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/

The Hucknall Library Crime Cafe

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/hucknall-library/

James Joyce Reading Group (Nottingham)

Contact Elizabeth Watkins via https://www.maltcross.com/Arts---Crafts#contact

Keyworth & District U3A

Contact via http://keyworthu3a.org.uk/kdinterestgroups1.html

Kneesall Book Club

Contact Merrinda Lissman via http://www.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/kneesallkersallomptonpc/kneesallbookclub/

Lee Rosy’s Book Club (Hockley)

Contact Joanne via http://www.lee-rosy.co.uk/contact/

The Listening Chain (Nottingham)

Contact Nicola Holmes via http://open.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/library/service.asp?s=1047&az=T&min=1&max=9

The Lowdham Six

Contact: Manon de Moor. W: www.manondemoor.co.uk

The Malt Cross Book Club

Contact via https://en-gb.facebook.com/pg/The-Malt-Cross-Book-Club-466616600179810/about/?ref=page_internal

Mansfield Library Crime Reading Cafe

Contact Pauline Walker via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/mansfield-central-library/

Meadows Reading Group

Contact Nicola Holmes via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/meadows-library/

Misterton Book Club

Contact Anne Humphreys via http://www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk/kb5/nottinghamshire/directory/service.page?id=sQD5OKd41sc&directorychannel=8_13

Nottingham Book Lovers Society

Contact Sarah via https://www.my-bookclub.com/bookclub/nottingham-book-lovers-society/

Nottingham Central Library Book Group

Contact Jane Brierley via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/#nottingham

Nottingham Central Library Crime Readers’ Group

Contact Jane Brierley via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/#nottingham

Nottingham Central Library Readers’ Group

Contact Jane Brierley via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/#nottingham

Nottingham Central Library Reading for Mental Health Book Club

Contact Jane Brierley via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/#nottingham

Nottingham Central Library Reading for Pleasure

Contact Jane Brierley via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/#nottingham

Nottingham Culture & Café Scientifique Book Group

Contact David via https://www.meetup.com/nottingham-culture-cafe-sci/events/241808256/

Nottingham Readers

Contact Sue Barsby via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_groupinfo.php?id=1617

The Nottingham Reading Circle

Contact Lynda Shaw via https://www.facebook.com/Nottingham-Reading-Circle-1521400594821108/

NWS Book Group

Contact Helen Durham via http://nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk/category/resources/book-reviews/

RavensheadU3A  Reading Group

Contact Pat Brown via https://u3asites.org.uk/ravenshead/page/16075

Redford Library Reading Group

Contact via http://www.clarborough-welham.org.uk/html/body_retford_library.html

Shared Reading Groups (Lenton)

Contact via http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/english/public-engagement/shared-reading-groups.aspx

Sherwood Library Pageturners Reading Group

Contact Laura Iremonger via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/sherwood-library/

Sherwood U3A (Mansfield Woodhouse)

Contact J Sadler via http://www.sherwoodu3a-mansfieldwoodhouse.org.uk/groups.htm

Snotrur - Old Norse Reading Group (Nottingham)

Contact Rod McDonald via https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/csva/news-events/events/2016-17/snotrur-old-norse-reading-group-81116.aspx

St Ann's Valley Library Book Group

Contact via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/st-anns-valley-library/

The Star Inn Bookgroup (Beeston)

Contact Paul Martinez via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

Sutton in Ashfield Crime Cafe

Contact Sandra Johnson via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/sutton-ashfield-library/

Talking Goat Readers' Group at The Peacock

Contact Kate or Charlotte via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

University of Nottingham Students’ Union Book Club

Contact via https://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/societies/society/BookClub/

Urdu Reading Group (Nottingham)

Contact Mr Masud via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/

The Visually Impaired Reading Group (West Bridgford)

Contact Chris Jones via http://www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk/kb5/nottinghamshire/directory/service.page?id=X0e5Aj--IZA

The Visually Impaired Reading Group (Worksop)

Contact Chris Jones via http://www.nottshelpyourself.org.uk/kb5/nottinghamshire/directory/service.page?id=tBB6FLuCl1U

The Wellow Book Club

Contact via http://www.wellow.me/reading.htm

West Bridgford Book Group

Contact via http://www.bookgroup.info/041205/directory_town.php?id=187

West Bridgford Library Reading Café

Contact via https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/reading-information/find-a-library/west-bridgford-library/

Wilford Wanderers

Contact Helen Pollard via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/library-activities-and-events/reading-and-writing-groups/

Wollaton Library Daytime Reading

Contact Helen Pollard via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/wollaton-library/

Wollaton Library Evening Reading

Contact Helen Pollard via http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library/wollaton-library/