BCL Books - Book Clubs

Book Clubs

National

• ANZ LitLovers - Online reading group for Australian and New Zealand lovers of literary fiction.
• Australian Federation of University Women Qld Inc - Book Groups includes details on the Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Darling Downs branches.
• The Big Book Club - Nationwide initiative for everyone who loves reading, it has information for those who would like to get together with others to discuss books.
  • The Little Big Book Club - For parents of children 0-5 years old, it promotes the importance of reading aloud to young children and fostering a love of reading.
• CAE Book Groups - The Council for Adult Education has information on setting up or joining a CAE Book Group in your local area. Members get access to discussion notes and books. Also has information on a range of book group activities in Melbourne.
• Get a Life - A site where all social events are created by the members themselves. Here you can meet people and form friendships by joining several local groups and activities. A great way to join or set up a book club.
• Oz Mystery Readers - Yahoo group devoted to mystery books that are available in Australia. International membership welcome.

New South Wales

• City of Canterbury - See Book Groups for the Campsie, Earlwood, Lakemba, and Riverwood libraries.
• City of Sydney - See Readers' Groups at Glebe Library, Kings Cross Library, Ultimo Library, and Waterloo Library.
• Port Macquarie-Hastings Council - See Friends of Hastings Library for information on the library's book group.
• Randwick City Council - See Book Clubs at Bowen Library and Randwick Library.
• Southern Tablelands Regional Library - See Reading Groups for information on the Yass, Crookwell, and Goulburn libraries.

Queensland

• Avid Reader - Boundary St, West End. See Book Clubs.
• Logan Libraries - See Book Cafe for lists of books for discussion.
• WARM Writing - An online meeting place for writers to share their work.

South Australia

• Adelaide City Council - See Book Club for information on the clubs that are held at the North Terrace, Hutt Street, and Tynte Street libraries.
• City of Port Adelaide Enfield - See Regular Library Activities for information on book clubs at Enfield Library, Semaphore Library, and Greenacres Library.
• Marion Libraries Reader's Group - Several reading groups in the city of Marion.

Tasmania

• Adult Education Tasmania - See Book Groups Tasmania for information on setting up a book club or joining an existing one in your area.

Victoria

• Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation - See Book Chat for information on book groups at the Cranbourne, Emerald, Endeavour Hills, Narre Warren, and Pakenham libraries.
• City of Yarra - See Book Groups for information on groups in Carlton, Collingwood, Fitzroy, North Fitzroy, Richmond.
• Literature Program @ Fed Square - Includes information on the book group that meets at Federation Square, Melbourne.
• Melbourne Athenaeum Book Club - Melbourne CBD

Western Australia

• City of Perth - See Library Events for book club information for the City of Perth Library.

• see also BCL Books -Organisations for Writers and Editors for links to writers' centres that may have information on book clubs and writing clubs in your area.
• see also BCL Books -Major Award Winners to buy books that have won major Australian and International awards for your book club.