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. Membership of the BookBar BookClub includes:
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A paperback book chosen by our passionate team
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A virtual event with the author to watch live or on record for 30 days after the event
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10% off our Hardback of the Month in store and online
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90 days MUBI membership
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Exclusive discounts and promotions throughout the year
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A monthly in-person discussion group hosted by one of the BookBar team, to discuss the monthly paperback book with other members over a glass of wine or soft drink. Space will be limited to just 10 people each month at our North London bookshop and social space and will be available to BookBar BookClub subscribers only on a first come, first served basis.
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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 via email to the virtual event a few days before. Can't make the event? We'll send out a recording that you'll be able to watch back for 30 days after. Can't find the email? Just head to our BookClub Members Page and type in the password to access all the links you need.
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Authors that have joined us for the BookBar BookClub so far have included Ann Patchett, Douglas Stuart, Brit Bennett, Elif Shafak, Maggie O'Farrell, Claire Keegan, 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.
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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.
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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
All That Glitters with Orlando Whitfield
Virtual Author Conversation (members and one-off tickets):
Monday 31st March 2025, 7pm
March's BookBar BookClub author is Orlando Whitfield discussing their thrilling memoir All That Glitters.
When Orlando Whitfield first meets Inigo Philbrick, they are students dreaming of dealing art for a living. Their friendship lasts for fifteen years until one day, Inigo - by then the most successful dealer of his generation - suddenly disappears, accused of a fraud so gigantic and audacious it rocks the art world to its core. A sparklingly sharp memoir of greed, ambition and madness, All That Glitters will take you to the heart of the contemporary art world, a place wilder and wealthier than you could ever imagine.
Read a paperback copy of All That Glitters and and join us for a virtual interview with the author, Orlando Whitfield on Monday 31st March at 7pm.
If you are a member of the BookBar BookClub you'll be able to sign up to join us for an in-person discussion group at our bookshop and social space - date to be announced. Members will be sent a link to sign up to the limited spaces.
Your ticket price includes a paperback 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.
Please note: We send out copies of the book at the same time each month, so our usually delivery time frame does not apply to the BookClub. You will receive an email when your copy has been dispatched or is ready for collection. Please visit our BookClub FAQs page for more details.
A Language of Limbs with Dylin Hardcastle
Virtual Author Conversation (members and one-off tickets):
Tuesday 29th April 2025, 7pm
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April's BookBar BookClub author is with Dylin Hardcastle discussing their debut novel A Language of Limbs.
A love story about the almost crossovers of our lives... 1972. On a quiet summer night in Newcastle, Australia, two teenage girls must each make a choice: to act upon their desires or suppress them? To live an openly queer life or to try desperately not to? Over the following three decades, these girls grow into women and live out their decisions, always almost crossing paths at pivotal moments.
In an era that spans Australia's first Mardi Gras and the AIDS pandemic, there is joy and grief and loss and desire for each of them - but will their lives ever collide? A Language of Limbs is about love and how it's policed, friendship and how it transcends, and hilarity in the face of heartbreak. A celebration of queer life in all its vibrancy and colour, this story finds the humanity in all of us and demands we claim our futures for ourselves.
Read a paperback copy of A Language of Limbs and and join us for a virtual interview with the author, Dylin Hardcastle on Tuesday 29th April at 7pm.
If you are a member of the BookBar BookClub you'll be able to sign up to join us for an in-person discussion group at our bookshop and social space - date to be announced. Members will be sent a link to sign up to the limited spaces.
Your ticket price includes a paperback 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.
Please note: We send out copies of the book at the same time each month, so our usually delivery time frame does not apply to the BookClub. You will receive an email when your copy has been dispatched or is ready for collection. Please visit our BookClub FAQs page for more details.
Clear with Carys Davies
Virtual Author Conversation (members and one-off tickets):
Tuesday 27th May 2025, 7pm
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May's BookBar BookClub author is with Carys Davies discussing their novel Clear.
1843. On a remote Scottish island, Ivar, the sole occupant, leads a life of quiet isolation until the day he finds a man unconscious on the beach below the cliffs. The newcomer is John Ferguson, an impoverished church minister sent to evict Ivar and turn the island into grazing land for sheep. Unaware of the stranger's intentions, Ivar takes him into his home, and in spite of the two men having no common language, a fragile bond begins to form between them.
Meanwhile, on the mainland, John's wife, Mary, anxiously awaits news of his mission. Against the rugged backdrop of this faraway spot beyond Shetland, Carys Davies's intimate drama unfolds with tension and tenderness: a touching and crystalline study of ordinary people buffeted by history and a powerful exploration of the distances and connections between us. Perfectly structured and surprising at every turn, Clear is a marvel of storytelling, an exquisite short novel by a master of the form.
Read a paperback copy of Clear and and join us for a virtual interview with the author, Carys Davies, on Tuesday 27th May at 7pm.
If you are a member of the BookBar BookClub you'll be able to sign up to join us for an in-person discussion group at our bookshop and social space - date to be announced. Members will be sent a link to sign up to the limited spaces.
Your ticket price includes a paperback 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.
Please note: We send out copies of the book at the same time each month, so our usually delivery time frame does not apply to the BookClub. You will receive an email when your copy has been dispatched or is ready for collection. Please visit our BookClub FAQs page for more details.
Long Island with Colm Tóibín
Virtual Author Conversation (members and one-off tickets):
Tuesday 24th June 2025, 7pm
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June's BookBar BookClub author is with Colm Toibin discussing their latest novel, Long Island.
A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes.
Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future. And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again.
Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path?
Read a paperback copy of Long Island and and join us for a virtual interview with the author, Colm Toibin, on Tuesday 24th June at 7pm.
If you are a member of the BookBar BookClub you'll be able to sign up to join us for an in-person discussion group at our bookshop and social space - date to be announced. Members will be sent a link to sign up to the limited spaces.
Your ticket price includes a paperback 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.
Please note: We send out copies of the book at the same time each month, so our usually delivery time frame does not apply to the BookClub. You will receive an email when your copy has been dispatched or is ready for collection. Please visit our BookClub FAQs page for more details.