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Book Clubs
Whether you're drawn to the rich textures of magical realism or the gripping depth of historical fiction, you're in the right place. Our book clubs are open, affirming spaces for readers of all backgrounds—especially BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folks—to connect, reflect, and vibe over powerful stories.
Grab a coffee, bring a friend (or come solo!), and join us as we gather around books that move us, challenge us, and bring us closer together. Come as you are—whether you’ve finished the book or just cracked it open.
Coming soon:
Walking Book Club
historical fiction book club
Friday, October 23rd | 5 - 6 PM
Battlecat Beverly Hills | 885 Tunnel Rd
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This month, we’re reading Loot by Tania James, a sweeping historical novel that follows Abbas, a gifted young woodcarver whose talent brings him into the court of Tipu Sultan in eighteenth-century India. As Abbas builds an elaborate tiger automaton and later travels from India to Europe, his journey becomes intertwined with love, friendship, war, and the movement of art and cultural treasures across borders.
Set against the backdrop of colonialism and political upheaval, Loot invites us to discuss craftsmanship, cultural identity, ambition, and the complicated legacy of history and stolen art.
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magical realism book club
Sunday, October 25th | 12–1:30 PM
Cooperative Coffee Shop | 210 Haywood Road
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This month, we’re reading What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah, a powerful and imaginative collection of stories that blends the surreal with deeply human explorations of family, grief, identity, and belonging. Moving between Nigeria, the United States, and fantastical worlds shaped by war, loss, and inequality, Arimah’s characters confront love, motherhood, trauma, and the complicated bonds that connect us.
Evocative, playful, and often unsettling, these stories invite us to consider what we inherit, what we carry, and what it means to find our way home.
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SPANISH book club
Saturday, November 14th | 5-6 PM
Battlecat Beverly Hills | 885 Tunnel Road
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This month, we’re reading Amulet by Roberto Bolaño, a haunting and dreamlike novel narrated by Auxilio Lacouture, a poet and fixture of Mexico City’s bohemian literary scene. Trapped in a university bathroom during the 1968 military occupation of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Auxilio reflects on her life, the poets she has known, and a generation shaped by violence and political upheaval.
Blurring memory, history, poetry, and prophecy, Amulet invites us to explore youth, exile, resistance, literature, and the enduring power of hope and love.
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