Book Groups at Bookshop Santa Cruz

Bookshop Santa Cruz offers many services for those interested in book groups.

Book Group Registry

Bookshop Santa Cruz's Book Group Registry program offers many benefits to local book groups: a 15% discount on the monthly reading pick; invitations to our Book Group Mixers; and our special email newsletter, Bookends, which includes excellent book group reading recommendations. Browse our new Book Group shelves in the Fiction room for staff recommendations, local book group choices, and information on running Book Groups.

Book Group Mixers

We also offer Book Group Mixers several times a year. These mixers are a great way to meet other individuals interested in joining an existing book group or starting a new one. The events feature presentations by authors and representatives of publishing houses, lots of great giveaways, raffle prizes, and staff recommendations of great book group titles.

Read the reviews from our March 2013 Book Group Mixer Handout

Community Book Groups

Three times a year, Bookshop hosts Community Book Groups led by Julie Minnis. We bring together books, knowledge, and panelist experts to create a space for dialogue and thought around topics that are demanding and deserving of more attention in today’s society. Each selection will be discounted 10% off the cover price for the month ahead of the event. Then we hold a lively discussion of the book followed by a dialogue with featured experts. And we always have snacks and tea!

Win a Bookshop Gift Card

Submit your recommendation for a great book group pick and be entered in a monthly drawing for a $15 Bookshop Santa Cruz gift card. You can visit the book group wall in our paperback fiction room to fill out and submit a recommendation, or you can email us and we'll fill it out for you. If you are submitting by email, please keep your reviews in the 50-75 word range. Also, please remember to include your contact information.

Read a review of Mudbound from the book group that won free copies for all their members by entering a contest in the Bookends email newsletter.

More Resources for Book Groups

Recommended Reading Group Activities