Book Clubs

From Our Store (All are welcome!)

Gay Men's Reading Group Meets at Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO on the fourth Thursday of every month. Open to gay men and our friends. This group is meeting virtually on Zoom for an invitation to join email Shane.m@left-bank.com The group meets monthly in the basement of Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO 63108. If you would like to join, feel free to join our discussion. We do ask that you have read the book or at least a significant portion of the book for the discussion.	Great Novels of the 22nd Century Science fiction reading group, hosted by Left Bank Books, moderated by Mark W. Tiedemann. We explore novels that reflect the potential of SF as both intellectually challenging and excellent writing. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month downstairs in the store at 7:00pm. Due to Coronavirus, the meeting format for this reading group is changing to an online space. Please visit the Great Novels of the 22nd Century Facebook Group for updates.
Lesbian Reading Group The Left Bank Books Lesbian Reading Group is open to the public and welcomes LGBTQI women and our friends. We meet on the third Thursday of each month. We generally meet at 7:00pm downstairs at Left Bank Books in the Central West End. You will find the book we are reading for the month on this page. **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**	Novel Ideas Lunchtime reading group, featuring each month's book at 20% off. Novel Ideas meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid, selecting and discussing books of contemporary literary fiction. Interested? New members are encouraged to read the book and show up. Note that all meetings have been moved virtually Contact Shane.m@left-bank.com for your invitation to join.
Reader Beware! Our book group reads Horror! Reader Beware! meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the basement of Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid, St. Louis, MO to talk about all the scary stories! **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**	Shakespeare Festival Reads The Magnificoes! are interested and interesting folks who gather once a month to talk plays, poems, criticism, history, and fiction! The group began in May of 2012 just in time for that year’s production of Othello #InTheGlen by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. Our long-term goal is to read all of the plays in the canon (38 of them) while enjoying the many creative works written that illuminate, complicate, and build on them. This group is meeting virtually on Zoom for an invitation to join email shane.m@left-bank.com
Well-Read Black Girl Book Club The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club is focused on empowering Black and Latinx writers. We encourage book club ambassadors to highlight classic novels written by Black women (i.e. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison) and bring visibility to debut authors like Elizabeth Acevedo, Brit Bennett, and Tomi Adeyemi. Our curated reading list celebrates the work of underrepresented writers and encourages readers who feel inspired by what we’re doing to be a part of our community. **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**

Left Bank Books hosts several book clubs in our store located in the Central West End in St. Louis, MO - check out the list From Our Store above.
E-mail Shane (shane.m@left-bank.com) to register your group with Left Bank Books and receive 20% off your book selection, for one month prior to the discussion date! You can also e-mail Shane with any questions about starting or joining a reading group, which can be a great way to get to know new people in your neighborhood, social scene, or professional field.
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Public Groups

These groups welcome new readers. Please join!

Community for Understanding and Hope Book Club	Ferguson Readings on Race
Jazz St. Louis	MPOWERSTL Queer Youth Book Club
Pragmatic Buddhist Book Discussion Group	Queer Inter-Faith Book Club
St. Louis Area Lesbian Reading Club	Such Great Heights
The Gloss Book Club	Urbanist Book Club

Private Groups

These groups are private. To register your private group and receive 20% off your selected books, email shane.m@left-bank.com.

Bibliophile Book Group	Bitches Get Stuff Read
Books & Booze	Booksters
Eat, Read, and Be Merry	Intelligentsia Literati St. Louisius
Lafayette Literary Society	Lecture Book Club
Rec Reading 101	St. John's Book Group
St. Louis Woman's Club	TBC
Tenth Life Cat Rescue Reading Group	Texts in the City
The Greystone Book Club	Ultimate Book Challenge Group
Webster University Alumni Book Club	WIMSical

Gay Men's Reading Group Meets at Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO on the fourth Thursday of every month. Open to gay men and our friends. This group is meeting virtually on Zoom for an invitation to join email Shane.m@left-bank.com The group meets monthly in the basement of Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO 63108. If you would like to join, feel free to join our discussion. We do ask that you have read the book or at least a significant portion of the book for the discussion.	Great Novels of the 22nd Century Science fiction reading group, hosted by Left Bank Books, moderated by Mark W. Tiedemann. We explore novels that reflect the potential of SF as both intellectually challenging and excellent writing. This group meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month downstairs in the store at 7:00pm. Due to Coronavirus, the meeting format for this reading group is changing to an online space. Please visit the Great Novels of the 22nd Century Facebook Group for updates.
Lesbian Reading Group The Left Bank Books Lesbian Reading Group is open to the public and welcomes LGBTQI women and our friends. We meet on the third Thursday of each month. We generally meet at 7:00pm downstairs at Left Bank Books in the Central West End. You will find the book we are reading for the month on this page. **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**	Novel Ideas Lunchtime reading group, featuring each month's book at 20% off. Novel Ideas meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid, selecting and discussing books of contemporary literary fiction. Interested? New members are encouraged to read the book and show up. Note that all meetings have been moved virtually Contact Shane.m@left-bank.com for your invitation to join.
Reader Beware! Our book group reads Horror! Reader Beware! meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the basement of Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid, St. Louis, MO to talk about all the scary stories! **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**	Shakespeare Festival Reads The Magnificoes! are interested and interesting folks who gather once a month to talk plays, poems, criticism, history, and fiction! The group began in May of 2012 just in time for that year’s production of Othello #InTheGlen by Shakespeare Festival St. Louis. Our long-term goal is to read all of the plays in the canon (38 of them) while enjoying the many creative works written that illuminate, complicate, and build on them. This group is meeting virtually on Zoom for an invitation to join email shane.m@left-bank.com
Well-Read Black Girl Book Club The Well-Read Black Girl Book Club is focused on empowering Black and Latinx writers. We encourage book club ambassadors to highlight classic novels written by Black women (i.e. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison) and bring visibility to debut authors like Elizabeth Acevedo, Brit Bennett, and Tomi Adeyemi. Our curated reading list celebrates the work of underrepresented writers and encourages readers who feel inspired by what we’re doing to be a part of our community. **Note that this reading group meets in-person, however there is also a virtual option as well. Email Shane.m@left-bank.com for link to join shane.m@left-bank.com**

Book Clubs

From Our Store (All are welcome!)

Gay Men's Reading Group

Great Novels of the 22nd Century

Lesbian Reading Group

Novel Ideas

Reader Beware!

Shakespeare Festival Reads

Well-Read Black Girl Book Club

Public Groups

Private Groups