Book Clubs
Randwick City Library hosts several book clubs for library members. To join our library service, you can either register online or visit one of our three library locations.
Regular Book Clubs
Book club memberships will open 1 July 2026.
We host fiction and history book clubs across our libraries. These are held monthly.
The cost to join a regular book club is $28.00 per annum. This covers all the books purchased specifically for book clubs. Places are limited!
Malabar Library
Malabar Fiction Book Club - held the 1st Wednesday of the month 10AM
Malabar History Book Club- held the 3rd Wednesday of the month 10AM
Lionel Bowen Library, Maroubra
Bowen Wednesday Afternoon Book Club - Fiction book club held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month 1.30pm
Bowen Tuesday Evening Book Club 1 - Fiction book club held on the 4th Tuesday of the month 6.30pm - Full: waitlist available
Bowen Tuesday Evening Book Club 2 - Fiction book club held on the 4th Tuesday of the month 6.30pm
Bowen History Book Club - held the 4th Wednesday of the month 2pm
Margaret Martin Library, Randwick
Randwick Fiction Book Club - held the 3rd Thursday of the month 11am - Full: waitlist available
Randwick History Book Club - held the 4th Thursday of the month 6pm - Full: waitlist available
Casual Book Clubs
Cult Classic Book Club is a casual book club held monthly between February - November. Members source their own copies, and membership for this club is free.
The Swoon Club at Randwick - Randwick Library's Romance Book club! Held at Margaret Martin Library between 6pm-7pm we explore the Romance genre in its entirety! Instead of focusing on the same title, we read across tropes, eras and authors. Enjoy chats and snacks in a cosy vibe. Readers source their own adventure
Book Chat - if you want to just chat about what you're reading, and hear recommendations from others, then Book Chat is for you! This is held monthly at Margaret Martin Library in Randwick. It is a free event, but spaces are limited. Book your spot now!
Hosting Your Own
Do you have your own book club? Then our Book Club in a Box is perfect. Starting or running a Book Club is easy with our kits containing 10 copies of the same book, tips for running a book club, plus discussion questions to get you started.
You can also use our eBooks - your book club can use the simultaneous loans available through IndyReads, Hoopla or BorrowBox.
Inside the Book Club in a Box (BCIB) kit
The Book Club in a Box (BCIB) kit consist of:
- 10 copies of a specially chosen book
- A list of suggested discussion questions for that particular title
- Tips for starting and running a successful book club
- Terms and conditions
Book Club in a Box Terms and Conditions
The Terms and Conditions for Book Club in a Box (BCIB) are:
- Only Adult library members are able to borrow or reserve a Book Club in a Box.
- Only Two (2) kits at a time can be borrowed.
- You must check that all the contents are in the box before you borrow it.
- The kit must be returned together, no books can be returned separately. You are responsible for the entire contents of the kit and will incur any charges that arise from missing parts.
- BCIB kits must be returned in person to staff at the desk during library opening hours. They can be returned to any branch of Randwick City Library.
- The person who borrowed the kit is responsible for all copies of the book and the box in which they are contained. If your group loses or damages a book or the box, it must be replaced. Damage includes anything beyond normal wear and tear from reading.
If you would like more information on our book clubs, please feel free to contact us.
Recent Titles
Fiction Book Clubs
Latest books read
- Annihilation by Michel Houellebecq
- Leave the girls behind by Jacqueline Bublitz
- Our evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
- Take my hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
- The Voyage home by Pat Barker
- This kingdom of dust by David Dyer
- Time of the child by Niall Williams
History Book Clubs
Most recent books read
- African and Caribbean people in Britain : a history by Hakim Adi
- Bee Miles by Rose Ellis
- Courting India by Nandini Das
- I seek a kind person by Julian Borger
- Lebanon Days by Theodore Ell
- One fine day by Matthew Parker
- Afghans : three lives through war, love and revolt by Asne Seierstad
- The rest is history by Tom Holland
- Three tigers, one mountain by Michael Booth
- Twilight cities: lost capitals of the Mediterranean by Katherine Pangonis
Cult Classics Book Club
Books read in 2026
- NOS4R2 by Joe Hill
- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (any translation) by Simon Armitage
- Choose your own: Jeeves by PG Wodehouse
- Slaughter-house 5 by Kurt Vonnegut
- Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
- The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
- Howl's moving castle by Dianne Wynne Jones
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- Artist of the floating world by Kazuo Ishiguro