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Creating a book club is a great way to meet fellow readers and gush about your favorite books. Choosing the perfect book club name is a fun and engaging way to spread the word about your club and the types of books you read. In this article, we’ve gathered all the best cute, clever, and funny book club names for all genres and themes. Plus, learn the benefits of joining a book club and how to start your own.
Great Book Club Name Ideas: Top Picks
- Clever name ideas: A Novel Idea, Booked & Busy, Lost in Translation
- Funny name ideas: Lit Happens, Tome Raiders, Vowel Movements
- Cute name ideas: Reading Rainbows, Rosy Readers, The Book Nooks
- Genre-inspired name ideas: The Hopeless Romantics, Flights of Fantasy, Caught Read-Handed
Steps
How to Start a Book Club
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Reach out to potential members. Think about who you want to join your book club. If you already have a lot of friends who like to read, invite them. If you don’t, put up flyers or advertise your club on social media. Ideally, try to find members who have similar reading tastes so you’re all more likely to enjoy the books you read.[11] -
Choose a theme. While your book club doesn’t have to have a definitive theme, this can be a fun way to narrow down the types of books you’ll read. Choose an overall theme or pick a different theme for each meeting. For example, if a lot of your members enjoy reading romance, consider forming a romance-based book club.[12]- If you want, plan on doing other themed activities at your meeting. For example, if your theme is cozy fantasy, consider baking cookies or wearing pajamas.
- If you decide to go with one overarching theme, consider choosing a name based on that theme. For example, if your theme is fantasy, choose one of the fantasy-inspired book club names listed above!
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Decide what books to read. There are lots of ways to choose which books your club will read. Vote on a few options based on your club’s theme, take turns picking the book, or even draw a title out of a hat! Try to pick books that you think your members will actually enjoy reading.[13] -
Select a meeting time and place. Once you have your members and have settled on your first read, decide how and when you want to meet. There are a lot of options if your book club meets in person, like a bookstore, cafe, or at a member’s house. If your club is virtual, do a meeting over Zoom or another virtual meeting space. Choose a time that works best for everyone, and send out a reminder a few days in advance so people don’t forget.[14]- Depending on how many members you have, it may be difficult to find a time that works for every single person. Send out a poll to see which day and time works for the most people, and be willing to switch it up now and then to adjust to people’s schedules.
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Have fun! Remember, a book club should be a fun, relaxing time for you and your friends to discuss your favorite books. Don’t get bogged down in the details and stress yourself out. If things don’t go exactly according to plan, that’s okay! Focus on making sure everyone’s having a good time—yourself included.
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- ↑ https://bookstuff.co.uk/book-club-name-ideas/
- ↑ https://earlybirdbooks.com/fun-and-funny-book-club-names
- ↑ https://literatipulp.com/2017/07/10/31-book-club-name-suggestions/
- ↑ https://www.wordsforworms.com/2014/08/01/how-to-name-your-book-club/
- ↑ https://allteamnames.com/school/book-club-names
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- ↑ https://bookriot.com/book-club-names/
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- ↑ https://www.epl.ca/blogs/post/how-to-start-a-book-club/
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- ↑ https://www.nu.edu/blog/reading-improves-memory-concentration-and-stress/
- ↑ https://sclibrary.ca/blogs/post/five-benefits-of-being-in-a-book-club/
- ↑ https://giveabook.org.uk/2023/06/20/the-benefits-of-book-clubs/
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