The Book-Bosomed Club

The Book-Bosomed Club (BBC)

book-bosomed (adj.) — a person rarely found without a book.

Yeah, not what some of you were thinking. 😏

The BBC is a text-based short story club for people who prefer pulling apart texts to small talk.

Here's the Promise:

Life is busy. We get it.

Each month, we feature 1–2 short stories (30 pages or less) that fit into a full schedule. We celebrate classic and contemporary fiction through close reading, literary trivia, author insights, and thoughtful discussion.

We break stories down to the last compound. 🧪🧬😁

How It Works:

📚 1–2 featured stories each month

📝 Discussion questions posted on the last Wednesday of every month

✨ Literary trivia and author insights throughout the month

Read when you can. Join the discussion whenever you like. No guilt. No pressure.

Come book-bosomed and leave overanalyzing fictional people with the rest of us. 🫠

Upcoming Authors & Stories:

• The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Machado
• Exhalation by Ted Chiang
• The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Recitatif by Toni Morrison
• Bloodchild by Octavia Butler
• Sonny's Blues by James Baldwin
• The Sinking House by T.C. Boyle

Keywords: short fiction, short story club, contemporary fiction, close reading, feminist fiction, gothic horror, sci-fi, dark fiction, women's book club, book discussion