Bay Area Book Groups

These SF Public Library-sponsored reading groups discuss a variety of different books. If your local branch doesn't currently support a group, talk to... More about Adult Reading Groups

This is a group of women twenty-somethings who gather monthly at each others' homes at various location around the Bay Area to discuss the current selection,... More about Bay Area Young Women Readers

A monthly lunchtime book group hosted by the Alexander Book Co., a sweet downtown independent bookstore that's within easy walking distance of most Financial... More about Blackeye Bookclub

This book group meets at different member's homes for a potluck feast, enjoys gatherings that are sociable in nature and democratic in process, promotes... More about Books & Eats

The Mechanics' Institute Library is launching a noontime book club for mystery lovers. Please bring your lunch, along with your ideas and opinions and... More about Brown Bag Mystery Book Club

Open to all comers, this group meets at Borderlands on the third Sunday of every month at six in the evening. The focus of this group is novels commonly... More about Classic SF and Fantasy Group

The thriving civic organization also hosts a book group! First Monday of the month at 5:30 pm, Commonwealth Club Office, 595 Market St., 2nd floor. Free... More about Commonwealth Club Book Discussion Group

An existing 10-year-old book discussion club, this group mostly meets in San Francisco one Sunday evening a month, reading contemporary fiction and non... More about F.R.E.D. Book Discussion

The San Francisco Main Library hosts this twice-a-month reading group, which features writers reading their own work, as well as Filipino readings in... More about Filipino Bilingual Bi-Monthly Book Club

This fun book club is for gay men who enjoy reading science fiction. This very diverse group of gay men meets once a month on the second Sunday at Borderlands... More about Gay Men’s Sci-Fi Book Group

Great books are rich in perspectives and complex in meaning; they require a meeting of minds to be understood fully. In discussion, several readers pursuing... More about Great Books Discussion Groups

Join a group of advanced Hebrew students who will meet every four to six weeks to discuss a contemporary Hebrew short story they all have read. The moderator... More about Hebrew Short Story Club

This Thursday-evening book club is facilitated by Dr. John Reid and discusses different contemporary titles. Fees: single session, members $10; public... More about Mechanics' Institute Book Club

This fun and informal group gathers about once a month over coffee to discuss and reflect upon a current book or reading. While the group is formed from... More about Mission Bay Community Church Book Club

Join the Modern Times Bookstore's community-led monthly reading group and educate yourself on issues surrounding the current War on Terrorism, US foreign... More about Modern Times Reading Group

This group meets monthly at the participants' homes in revolving order to discuss contemporary fiction and literature. The host moderates the meeting,... More about Readers Respond

This Spanish language book group is led by Chelis López, co-host of a spanish program on KPOO radio. At San Francisco Public Library the Main branch,... More about Rincón Literario

New members are welcome at any time; discussions are in Russian. The group meets from 2 pm to 4 pm on the last Saturday of the month at the Main Library,... More about Russian Book Club

This book club the reads works by gay authors or other gay-themed literates. The initial list of books was taken from the Lambda Awards Finalist list... More about San Francisco Gay Book Club

Join the folks at A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books for coffee, cookies and conversation. Discussions, which are led by different store staff members,... More about Saturday Morning Book Group