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Looking for a book club for young adults

Aug 2009

Hi All, My 23 year old babysitter mentioned that she was looking for a book club to join. Does anyone know of any in the Oakland area that young 20s can join? Or how she might go about looking for one? She recently graduated college and would like to expand her social circle and thought this would be a fun way to do so. Thanks!

Try A Great Good Place for Books in Montclair. They have some very cool and very knowledgeable young women working there who may be able to direct you to an existing group or help you start your own. I think they also offer discount on books that groups order through their store. Lise
You mentioned she's a recent college graduate. My book club was organized by my college's local alumni club. Maybe she could contact her college's alumni group and see if they have something similar, or an email list she could use to announce the formation of a club? Our club is a really fun group because we all have the experience of going to the same college in common, but members are a range of ages and interests and bring a lot of different perspectives to the books we read and discuss. Fran

Know of a book club I could join?

Nov 2008

Does anybody know of an existing book club that I could join? I checked the Albany Library, and they don't have a book club. I'm looking for a 1x/month book club, that meets in the evening. There's one at the YMCA, but it's during the day, and filled with retirees. Any direction would be great. Thanks. Love 2 read

Check out the Yahoo group ''Bay Moms' Book Club''. It's a group of us who meet every 1.5 months or so that you might be interested in!

How to find a book club

Sept 2005

Hello, I am interested in joining a book club but have no idea how to go about it.How often do they meet? How would I go about joining one? Thanks

Start one with your friends and neighbors! avid reader
I moderate a coed, Oakland-based book club for the Neighborhood Parents Network (an organization for East Bay parents that provides support, networking, social opportunities, information exchange, etc.) We meet on the third Sunday of every month (the 17th will be our next meeting) at Royal Ground in Montclair Village from 4-6 p.m. This month's book is A.S. Byatt's Little Black Book of Stories, a collection of short stories. The group is quite casual. We currently have 3-5 members, depending upon the month. All of us have small children, so we're sympathetic when someone is short on time. You'd be welcome to stop by the month and meet us! Stacey
2001

Greetings...I am hoping to locate a local(Berkeley,or Oakland) book club. It seems like a fun thing to do,does anybody out there have any info?? Thanks in advance. Danielle

I have noticed on several occasions that Neighborhood Parents Network's (formerly Neighborhood Moms) newsletter has notices in for at least two different book groups. I've been thinking of investigating myself, since my book club went defunct about a year ago. Anyway, there's one that meets at Royal Coffee in Montclair and another in Berkeley. From the notices, they have different formats. I don't have a newsletter handy, but I think that it should be relatively easy to get the information. If you go, and it seems good, let me know! Wendy
Try Neighborhood Parents Network- They have a Berkeley and an Oakland book club. Call 510-527-6667 to get an application for the organization and a sample newsletter. Gab

Book clubs that focus on African American authors

March 2003

Does anyone know of book clubs that focus on African American authors? dawn

African-American owned Marcus Book Store in Oakland has a book club focusing on African-American books. Diane
try ''sistas on the reading edge,'' an african american women's book club that meets in antioch. Lisa
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