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For book lovers and literary enthusiasts.

Communities for readers to share recommendations, discuss books, and participate in reading challenges. Reddit has massive subreddits for book suggestions and genre discussions, with Discord servers running read-alongs and buddy reads. Good for finding your next book, talking through what you just finished, or connecting with readers who share your tastes.

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Communities

r/books

In-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment.

reddit · 20,000,000 members · est. 2008
r/suggestmeabook

Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!

reddit · 1,700,000 members · est. 2014
OnlineBookClub

OnlineBookClub.org is a free site for readers that has been around for over 10 years.

1,000,000 members
r/booksuggestions

This is exactly what it sounds like. In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back.

reddit · 533,000 members · est. 2010
Once Upon a Book

A daily dose of reading and book reviews. We welcome submissions!

quora · 430,900 members
r/whatsthatbook

Can't remember the title of the book you've enjoyed reading? Crowdsource it to readers on Reddit!

reddit · 332,012 members · est. 2013
r/horrorlit

Book recommendations for horror tropes, settings, and more.

reddit · 270,000 members · est. 2012
BookandReader

We LOVE books and hope you'll join us in sharing your favorites and experiences along with your love of reading with our community.

15,741 members
BookTalk

BookTalk.org has been online for over 18 years. We are a FREE book discussion community.

9,455 members · est. 2003
r/BookRecommendations

Welcome to BookRecommendations!

reddit · 5,900 members · est. 2012
Better Book Club

Join our self-help book community to connect with like-minded people interested in personal growth. Get book summaries, top takeaways, action plans, and access regular live meetings.

skool · 2,800 members
Merrative

Merrative is a community of 5000+ avid readers to discuss ideas from digital literature like books, news, articles and research papers, together.

2,788 members · est. 2020
JP Light Novel Community

A Twitter Community for Japanese light novel readers. Either officially or fan translated in English.

twitter · 695 members
Youtalky Book Readers

We are making our books special by sharing them and talking about them. “A book read by a thousand different people is a thousand different books.” - A. Tarkovsky

300 members · est. 2021
Personal Knowledge Management

An online community for lifelong learners. The PKM community is a place where lifelong learners can share ideas, workflows, tools, interesting articles, tips, tricks, and hacks about knowledge management.

slack · 42 members · est. 2021
Free Books Online

English, Espanol, and Francais. With JustFreeBooks you can find all sorts of free ebooks for your Kindle, Nook or tablet: public domain texts, open books, free audiobooks and more. JustFreeBooks searches the content of more than 700 websites that offer books without charge, including gutenberg.org, wikibooks.org and archive.org. Just type in the search box the title, author or theme you want to find.

Black Literature - AALBC.com’s Discussion Forums

Readers tell us about your favorite and not-so-favorite books. Authors and Publishers share information about your books. This forum is open to everyone interested in discussing anything related to books by, or about, Black people.

est. 1998
Historium

Historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history - military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies.

est. 2006
Bookclubs

Set up your online or in-person book club with digital bookshelves, polls, meetings, member management, and more. Connect with a community of readers and find the perfect book club for you.

est. 2011
Goodreads Community

Goodreads is the world largest site for readers and book recommendations. Discuss favorite books, see what friends are reading, and join a community of book lovers.