Joining a book club isn’t just about diving into great reads—it’s a perfect avenue to make new friends, something we know lots of our community members are looking to do within the GGC.
The Glasglow Girls Club Book Club, created in collaboration with author Claire Duffy – aka the ‘Jackie Collins of Shawlands’ and sponsored by Renata Cook (founder of Renata Cook Wealth Management and host of the Wealth Magnetism podcast) – is a little different from the rest.
We Have A Quarterly Genre Focus + Monthly Reads & Zoom Get Togethers
Every quarter comes with a genre focus and within that quarter we have a recommended monthly read. Book clubbers can then opt to read one, two or more of the books from the quarterly reading list and join a monthly evening zoom to chat through the book of the month (which you can find in the list below and over at our blog too).
Our zooms always take place at 8pm on the first Monday of the month and you will find the zoom details to join over in the events section of the website. These are completely free to get involved with.
We Have A Book Club Chat Room
To supplement the zooms, we also have a chat room located within the Glasglow Girls Club Facebook Group. This is where ladies who love reading can come together to chat about books in general, as well as take part in in our regular Q&A sessions on the books we have been reading. You can join the chat room by clicking here.
We Host Quarterly Book Lovers’ Tea Parties
At the end of each quarter, we will get together over a sparkling afternoon tea at the Corinthian, called the Book Lovers’ Tea Party!
To join us for our afternoon teas you don’t have to have read of the books from our reading list (or indeed be a part of the book club chat room). Instead, these events will encourage discussions on the genre which has been the focus for the quarter.
In the GGC Book Club Chat Room, you’ll meet a diverse group of women, all united by a collective love for literature.
Each of our Book Lovers’ Afternoon Teas then provides a relaxed, welcoming environment where everyone shares thoughts and stories, sparking interesting conversations. These interactions, centered around shared interests and new perspectives, naturally foster meaningful connections and friendships. So, if you’re looking to expand your social circle while also expanding your literary horizons, the GGC book club might just be the place for you!
April – A Glasgow Kiss – Sophia Gravia (shop here)
May – As Dust Dances – Samantha Young (shop here)
June – The Dog Share – Fiona Gibson (shop here)
July – And we could not let this genre pass us by without including our book club co-pilot Claire Duffy’s Chances Are series – click here for the books
August – The Secrets of Blythswood Square – Sara Sheridan (shop here Link)
September – Convinction – Denise Mina (Shop here)
October – The Lighthouse Witches – CJ Cooke (shop here link)
November – One Day in Winter – Shari Low (shop here link)
December – Love on the Rocks – Emily Brandon (shop here link)
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What to expect –
⚡️ A glass of fizz or mocktail on arrival to wet the whistles for all the chat.
⚡️ A delicious afternoon tea served on round tables, ideal for conversation. We will have a table plan created in advance so solo bookers and members (who make up the bulk of our bookings) can sit together and connect.
⚡️A Q&A with authors
⚡️Questions shared with each table about the book
⚡️The dusty book exchange- attendees will be invited to bring any books gathering dust on their bookshelves to swap
Reading books offers numerous benefits for mental and emotional wellbeing, including:
More about our co-pilot Claire Duffy
Claire is a Glasgow crime, romance and romantasy author who is known as the Jackie Collins of Shawlands (mostly by herself). She was a screenwriter for over a decade until the film industry made her so bitter that she caught herself cycling past a production company giving it the finger. She quit, went to work in a pre school in Stockholm and wrote her first novel while her class of one-year-olds napped.
Renata Cook, our headline sponsor for the GGC Book Club, is the founder of both Renata Cook Wealth Management and the Wealth Magnetism Podcast. We cannot recommend having a listen highly enough! Click here to listen and click here to find out more about the comprehensive financial planning service offered by Renata Cook Wealth Management.
Sage in the Sky not only scent the room at our book club, but Carrie also brings along some of her gorgeous products for some shopping, she also provides all who attend a discount code to online shop with her at a later date and carries out tarot readings during our event too.
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