Whether you’re here looking for a book club to join, curious to see what books people will be talking about, or scanning a big book list for your next read, I’ve got you! I’ve rounded up 11 book clubs that are all very different from each other, but they all offer at least a virtual component, and most of them do author chats! This month, you get a bonus from one of the book clubs, which chose two books.
The selections offer something for all kinds of readers, from a middle grade novel with a summer theme to a “once-in-a-decade novel”! There’s also queer romance, two Palestinian novels, epic fantasy, a French memoir that has finally been translated into English, satire, poetry, historical fiction, and more! There’s plenty to pick from and talk about.
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Eclectix The Book Club
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Subtle Asian Book Club
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
About the book club: Tiffany and Alexandra, longtime friends, created the Subtle Asian Book Club in 2020 with the goal of uplifting Asian voices and storytellers. You can read along with the monthly book pick, join in on discussions on social media, and watch videos of their live author interviews.
About the book: If you’re in the mood for a lyrical epic fantasy, this is your book club this month!
Follow Subtle Asian Book Club on social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Discord
Mocha Girls Read
Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker
About the book club: Mocha Girls Read is a monthly book club of Black women who love to read. They currently have chapters in 14 cities across the United States. Anyone can join an Instagram Live every first Saturday of the month at 5 p. m. PT to hear Alysia, the founder of Mocha Girls Read, discuss the current book club selection.
What Mocha Girls Read said about the book: “The votes are in! After seven days of nominations and a week of voting and a tie-breaker, we’re excited to share the chosen title for our September 2025 book selection.
The Mocha Girl Read September 2025 Monthly Book Selection is Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker. We encourage you to explore our upcoming read and prepare for a month of excellent discussions.”
Follow Mocha Girls Read on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, MeetUp, Goodreads, Pinterest
The Audacious Book Club
Resting Bitch Face by Taylor Byas and Moderation by Elaine Castillo
About the book club: Author Roxane Gay (Bad Feminist, Ayiti, The Banks) selects a book every month with the goal of uplifting “authentic and necessary perspectives from writers who fearlessly share their stories.” Here are the Book Club FAQs.
What Roxane said about the book: “Next month in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about two books: Resting Bitch Face by Taylor Byas (@TaylorByasPoet) and Moderation by Elaine Castillo (@_ElaineCastillo). I hope you’ll join us at The Audacity to discuss this excellent poetry collection and this inventive novel throughout the month of September.”
Follow Roxane Gay on social media: Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads
The Stacks Book Club
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
About the book club: The Stacks is a podcast that chats all about books, and there’s a monthly book club. The book chosen for the month is discussed on the podcast in the last week of the month with a selected special guest.
What The Stacks Book Club said about the book: “This month, we’re reading World War II historical fiction with The Lilac People by Milo Todd. The book begins in 1932 Berlin with Bertie, a trans man, and his girlfriend who must go into hiding to survive Hitler’s rise to power and the rounding up of queer and trans people to concentration camps. Inspired by real events, Milo Todd creates a story brimming with hope and resilience, and highlights a piece of World War II history that is rarely discussed.”
Follow The Stacks on social media: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
TODAY Book Club, #ReadWithJenna
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
About the book club: Jenna Bush Hager—current co-host of Today with Hoda & Jenna—independently chooses a book each month that she personally loves. (“Jenna was not paid to mention these items and is unaffiliated with the authors and publishers.“)
What Jenna said about the book: “Jenna Bush Hager says Buckeye by Patrick Ryan, her September 2025 Read With Jenna pick, is a ‘once-in-a-decade novel.’
‘You read it once and then, even though it’s 500 pages, want to reread again,’ she says.
The story is set in the small town of Bonhomie, Ohio, ‘basically over a lifetime’ — from the start of World War II to the end of the Vietnam War.
‘We meet two families whose lives intersect in ways that upon Page 1 you could never expect. We watch as America changes and these two families’ lives change,’ Jenna says.”
Follow Read With Jenna on social media: Instagram, Facebook, Read With Jenna Goodreads group
Good Morning America’s GMA Book Club
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
About the book club: Read along with Good Morning America Book Club, which aims to “showcase book picks from a wide range of compelling authors.”
What GMA said about the book: “Get lost for hours with our September #GMABookClub pick #TheBookofLostHours by Hayley Gelfuso. A sweeping cinematic love story exploring memory, time and the lengths we will go to in order to protect the existence of those we love.”
Inklings Book Club
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
About the book club: Book influencer Jack Edwards has started a book club with the fable app: “Inklings will celebrate compelling and captivating storytelling from around the world, fostering a community of book lovers. That’s YOU!!”
What Jack Edward’s said about the book: “A penny for your thoughts? 💰 This month’s Inklings Book Club pick is The Coin by Yasmin Zaher — an astute, self-assured debut novel by an extremely talented Palestinian writer!!! 🇵🇸
I’m also thrilled to share that I will be interviewing Yasmin for the Inklings podcast at London’s iconic Saatchi Gallery on the 20th of September, as part of the inaugural Chelsea Arts Festival — tickets are available on their website and I’d love to see you there! As soon as I started planning this book club, I knew I wanted to champion The Coin, and I’m so delighted we can do that together with an in-person event!! Thank you @ChelseaArtsFestival 📒
The Coin follows a wealthy young Palestinian woman as she unravels in New York City. She becomes obsessed with meticulous hygiene, in stark contrast with the city’s filth, which is brought to life by vivid descriptions. Our unnamed narrator teaches at a middle school for underprivileged boys, but gets involved in a side hustle buying and reselling Birkin bags. It’s shocking, titillating, and deeply human. The novel explores identity, class, the concept of home, sex, swindling, purity, and displacement. There’s a huge surface area for discussion in just 223 pages — I can’t wait for you all to get stuck in!!!”
Follow Inklings Book Club on social media: Instagram, YouTube, Fable
Matzah Book Soup: A Jewish Own Voices Book Club for All
Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell
About the book club: Lillianne Leight and Amanda Spivack created this book club, which focuses on Jewish books and characters “with varying relationships to Judaism” that welcomes all readers—Jewish and non.
What Matzah Book Soup said about the book: “We are so excited to announce our September pick which is perfect for back-to-school season, Teacher of the Year! This queer romance with Jewish rep was recently traditionally published, and we can’t wait to read it! We’ll be meeting with the author @MAWardellAuthor on September 25th at 8 PM EST to chat about it.”
Follow Matzah Book Soup on social media: Instagram, Facebook
Late Show Book Club
People Like Us by Jason Mott
Sapph-Lit
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
About the book club: Born from TikTok, Sapph-Lit is a safe space book club for sapphic women and nonbinary readers to come together and chat books and life as well as offer each other support. One book a month is selected, alternating between fiction and nonfiction.
What Sapph-Lit said about the book: “A young Palestinian-American woman feels caught between her cultural, religious and sexual identities.”
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