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Women’s History Month is a time to honor and celebrate women for their incredible achievements. As a women-founded, mostly women-run, business, we wanted to shine a light on the amazing women that have made Bookclubs what it is today.

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Author corner

An essay by Kaitlyn Greenidge, the author of Libertie.

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Book club spotlights

Meet Bookstagrammer Sarah Coquillat, also known as Bookish and Black to her followers on Instagram and Twitter. Sarah is also a book club leader, avid reader, and new mother! In honor of Women’s History Month, all month long we’ve been highlighting woman-led book clubs, books by fantastic women authors, and now we are shining a light on a woman from the Bookclubs community who is making a difference through reading.

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Reading lists

Hollywood has often derived inspiration from literature, but 2021, in particular, was a banger year with a whopping 50 percent of the Best Picture nominations based on books and plays. Here's your literary companion guide to this year’s nominations.

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Culture and literature

Did you know that March is Small Press Month? Find out how you can celebrate small press publishers and authors this month!

Updated: Jan 25, 2023

Book club tips and inspiration

Banning books has a long and fraught history in the U.S., extending from the early 1600s to today. Many banned books are now considered some of our greatest works of literature, including Beloved by Toni Morrison, Ulysses by James Joyce, and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. Over the past year, attempts to ban books in American schools have increased substantially, garnering attention and outrage.

Updated: May 23, 2023