Boston book club · since 2024
A Boston book club for women who don't want to be told what to read.
Bring whatever you're reading, grab a coffee, and leave with way too many new books on your TBR. Once a month, somewhere new around the city.
How it works
Read, Roam, Reflect
Read
Come as you are, with whatever book you're in the middle of. Every genre, every pace, every mood. Nobody's taste is the "right" one.
Roam
A different Boston bookstore, library, park or café every month. 30 meetups since May 2024, and counting.
Follow the trailReflect
We talk about the books, and about everything they bring up. You'll leave with something to think about and a longer TBR.
The place you go when you finish a book and have no one to talk to about it.
Rave
about the best thing you read this month. Plot twists, book boyfriends, the ending you still can’t stop thinking about.
Vent
about the one that let you down. Bad endings and overhyped books deserve to be talked about too.
Listen
In a reading slump? Come anyway. Hearing what everyone else is reading might be just what gets you back into it. The show or documentary you watched instead counts too.
No assigned books. Just bring whatever you’re reading
Up next
Trade & Tales
Sat, Nov 21 · 3–6 PM at CambridgeSide. Bring a book, leave with a new one. RSVP by DM or at papertrailsntales@gmail.com.
Every meetup is different
What we get up to
Books are always part of it. What happens around them changes every month.
Big conversations
Some months we pick a topic and really get into it.
Dear Girlhood · The Gratitude Chapter · Banned Together
Crafts
Bookmarks, bingo cards, little DIY projects. Something to do with your hands while we talk.
Craft & Chat · Hooks & Books · Pages & Plants
Picnics
When it's nice out, we take the books outside.
June Picnic · Bookclub & Bouquets · Summer Kickoff Picnic
Games
Card games, bingo and party games. It can get a little competitive.
Books & Bingo · La Dolce Vita
Exploring the city
Sometimes the meetup keeps going. We check out what’s happening around Boston.
Snowport · Boston Book Festival
Socials & strolls
Movie nights, a walk along the Charles. Sometimes we just hang out.
Autumn Adventure · Sip Spill Slay
Real readers, real Boston spots
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What we've been reading
Every book that came up at a meetup, month by month. Fair warning: your TBR is about to get longer.
Browse book recsCome as you are.
Leave your email and we'll let you know when the next meetup is set. Or skip the form and DM us on Instagram, we're friendly.
papertrailsntales@gmail.com · @ptt.bookclub