As of 5th January 2025, we meet for book club at The Canopy in Grant Thorold Park, in Grimsby.

Meetings take place on the first Sunday of each month. This might sometimes change due to various reasons, so keep an eye on this page and our Instagram page for updates..

Sunday 1st June 2025.

Our book club begins at 1pm and usually finishes at 2pm.

Absolutely, in fact, this is encouraged. I’ve been known to have a toastie, a sausage roll or a brownie in past book club meetings.

However, don’t feel that you have to eat, sometimes we do and sometimes we don’t…it’s different for each of us.

We are currently reading Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam.

No. Whilst it does make conversation easier if we’ve all finished the book, it’s actually very rare that everyone has finished it each month. We all appreciate how busy lives are, alongside the fact that some books are just harder to read than others for a variety of reasons.

I would recommend that you read at least 100 pages.

That’s great, we are a group with very differing opinions and we’re more than open to healthy discussions.

Absolutely. You don’t need to let me know you’re coming. You are more than welcome to sit and listen.

Nope, just yourself and some of us bring the book we’re reading, so that you can refer back to it if necessary.

Absolutely. This is highly encouraged. 

We work together to choose the book we read each month, from a selection of suggested books from members,

We don’t have a Facebook Group, as I was keen to keep conversation off social media (I know a lot of people aren’t keen on social media!), however we do have a WhatsApp group

Feel free to contact me with your phone number if you would like to be added to the group to help you get to know other members of the Book Club prior to a meeting.

Of course. The more the merrier.

Me too. It’s only in the past couple of months that I’ve honestly stopped feeling anxious coming to every meeting.

If you have anxiety, I will do everything I can to make things easier for you, this could include (but is definitely not limited to):

• Meeting you earlier 
• Meeting you at the door so that you don’t have to come inside by yourself
•  Advise where the toilets are
• Anything else that will help

Yes. Come into The Canopy, get yourself a drink and the room is right next to the counter, you’ll probably see us setting up the table and chairs 🙂

We have quite a wide age range spectrum, however the largest portion are aged between late 20s and early 40s. 

Absolutely all age ranges are welcome.

Absolutely. James would love to have some more male company!

Nope. Book Club is 100% free. We\’re not about making money, we\’re about reading books, particularly ones we wouldn\’t have otherwise read, and to be more social.

All you need to pay for is any food or drinks from The Canopy that take your fancy.