Quick List is TheList.Vegas’ occasional rotating list of notable valley events based around a particular theme, category, trend, or season. Here’s a curated list of noteworthy book clubs, organized by subject, around the Las Vegas Valley. We’ve made every effort to ensure this information is current and accurate, but please confirm details with the event organizers.
This list was compiled by Poly Schmitt. Poly is a Las Vegas Realtor, avid reader, and founder of “The Church of John Waters – The Trashiest Book Club In Town,” which meets Feb. 11 at Avantpop Books.
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Culinary
⏩ Summerlin Books and Cooks
Monthly book discussion | Next meeting: 5p Sat Mar 25 @Hofbrauhaus 4510 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV| Current title: The Orphans of Berlin by Jina Bacarr | More info: https://www.meetup.com/summerlin-books-and-cooks/
⏩ Please Send Noodles
Last Monday of the month @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6:30p Mon Mar 27 | Current title: The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt | More info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PleaseSendNoodles
⏩ Cookbook Pop-Up Hosted by Nichole Beer
Lentils In The Pot – Cookbook Pop Up @ Vegas Valley Winery, 7260 Eastgate Rd Suite 123, Henderson, NV | Next: 11a-4p Sat April 29 & Sun April 30 | Current topic: Carefully Curated International Cookbooks| More info: https://lentilsinthepot.com/
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Women
⏩ Reading Women Book Club: Classic and Modern Fiction Written by Women
Tuesdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Tues Apr 25 | Current title: Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
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Boozy
⏩ Bourbon Book Club
Thursdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Thurs May 4 | Current title: The Trees by Percival Everett | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
⏩ Tales and Cocktails Monthly Book Club
Fridays @ Windmill Library | Next meeting: 6:30p Fri Mar 17 | Current title: The Club by Ellery Lloyd with Old Fashioned Cocktails | More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-and-cocktails-book-club-march-2023-tickets-502715875717?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb
⏩ The Church of John Waters – The Trashiest Book Club In Town
Saturdays @ Avantpop Books | Next meeting: 1:30p Sat Apr 22 | Current title: Mr. Know-It-All by John Waters, with John Waters Birthday Celebration to follow at Square Bar | More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/904848427544619
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General
⏩ Big Book Club
Thursdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Thurs Mar 23 | Current title: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
⏩ Between The Lines
Various Dates | Next meeting: @Mint Indian Bistro 730 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 6:30p Fri Mar 31 | Current title: In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigen | More info: https://www.meetup.com/between-the-lines-a-las-vegas-book-discussion-group/
⏩ Whitney Book Bistro
Every second Tuesday @ Whitney Library | Next meeting: 6p Tues Mar 14 | Current title: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Enterprise Book Club
Every fourth Sunday @ Enterprise Library | Next meeting: 3p Sun Mar 26 | Current title: Jane: A Murder by Maggie Nelson | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Amazing Reads Book Club
Every second Wednesday @ West Charleston Library | Next meeting: 5p Wed Mar 8 | Current title: The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Classics Book Club
Every last Sunday @ Centennial Hills Library | Next meeting: 3p Sun Mar 26 | Current title: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Windmill Book Club
Every third Sunday @ Windmill Library | Next meeting: 3:30p Sun Mar 19 | Current title: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Quick Reads Book Club – Fast Reads & Selections
Every first Saturday @ Clark County Library | Next meeting: 10:30a Sat Mar 4 | Current title: Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Spring Valley Book Club
Every third Sunday @ Spring Valley Library | Next meeting: 1p Sun Mar 19 | Current title: The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Cover 2 Cover Book Club
Every third Saturday @ Rainbow Library | Next meeting: 10:30a Sat Mar 18 | Current title: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Bookmarked Book Club
Every third Saturday @ Sahara West Library | Next meeting: 3:30p Sat Mar 18 | Current title: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Pageturners Book Club
Every third Tuesday @ James I. Gibson Library | Next meeting: 5:30p Tues Mar 21 | Current title: Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/bookclubs
⏩ Senior No Pressure Book Club – 50+
Every third Wednesday @ Heritage Park Senior Facility Library | Next meeting: 1p Wed Mar 15 | Current title: The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/bookclubs
⏩ Sunrise Library Book Club
Every third Thursday @ Sunrise Library | Next meeting: 11a Thu Mar 16 | Current title: Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Book Chat Cafe Book Club
Every third Saturday @ Summerlin Library | Next meeting: 10:30a Sat Mar 18 | Current title: Clark And Division by Naomi Hirahawa | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Silent Book Club: Introvert Happy Hour ⏩
Every 3rd Sunday @ Square Bar 900 Liberace Ave C-101 | Next meeting: 11:30a Sun Mar 19 | Bring a book, read in silence. No expectations to socialize. | More info: https://www.facebook.com/avantpopbooks/events
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Thriller/Crime/Mystery
⏩ Las Vegas Thriller Suspense Mystery Book Club
Every Mondays @ Black Bear Diner, Henderson, NV | Next meeting: 6:30p Mon Mar 6 | Current title: Killers Of A Certain Age by Deanna Rayburn | More info: https://www.meetup.com/las-vegas-thriller-suspense-mystery-book-club/
⏩ True Crime Book Club
Every Last Friday @ West Charleston Library | Next meeting: 4p Fri Mar 31 | Current title: I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Mystery Book Club
Every 2nd Tues @ Paseo Verde Library | Next meeting: 5:30p Tues Mar 14 | Current title: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/bookclubs
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Bring Your Own Book
⏩ Readers Circle Book Club – Show & Tell By Theme
Tuesdays @ Centennial Hills Library | Next meeting: 11:30a Tues Mar 7 | Current theme: History Book About A Period You Know Little About | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Bring Your Own Book Club – By Author
Every last Sunday @ Sahara West Library | Next meeting: 12p Sun Mar 26 | Current theme: Women Authors | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
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Miscellaneous
⏩ Cozy Cabin Book Club – Mt. Charleston
Every last Saturday @ Mount Charleston Library | Next meeting: 12p Sat Mar 25 | Current title: At The Edge Of The Woods by Masatsugu Ono | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ Health & Wellness Book Club
Every third Tuesday @ Sahara West Library | Next meeting: 6p Tues Mar 21 | Current title: What Happened To You? Conversations On Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey | More info: https://thelibrarydistrict.org/bookclubs/
⏩ The Esoteric Order of Geekdom Monthly Book Club – Fiction, Fantasy, Geekdom
Next meeting: 11:30a Sun Mar 19 @ Café 86, 5697 S. Jones #140, Las Vegas, NV | Current title: Children Of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky | More info: https://www.facebook.com/EOGLV/?ref=page_internal
⏩ Epigraphic Book Club – Graphic Novel Book Club
Wednesdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Wed Mar 22 | Current title: Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
⏩ Malcolm Book Club – Contemporary Fiction Next meeting: 4:30p Tue Mar 7 @ Paseo Verde Library, Henderson, NV | Current title: Love and Other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/Book-Club-Malcolm
⏩ Self-Help Junkies
Next meeting: 9a Sat Mar 11 @ Coffee Religion 5191 W. Charleston #185, Las Vegas, NV | Current title: Essentialism, The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown |
Also: 9a Sat Mar 18 @ Vesta Coffee 1114 S. Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas, NV | Current title: Path To Prosperity by Greg McKeown | More info: https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-djatiaao/
⏩ Shakespeare Book Club
Tuesdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Tues Apr 11 | Current title: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare/Shax with Companion Book: This Is Shakespeare by Emma Smith | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
⏩ South/West Book Club
Wednesdays @ The Writer’s Block | Next meeting: 6p Wed Apr 19 | Current title: Roughing It by Mark Twain | More info: https://www.thewritersblock.org/events/book-clubs
⏩ Tween Book Club for Ages 8 to 12
Every second Saturday @ Paseo Verde Library | Next meeting: 3p Sat Mar 11 | Current title: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/bookclubs
⏩ Travel Reads Book Club
Every third Tuesday @ Paseo Verde Library | Next meeting: 5:30p Tues Mar 21 | Current title: Zaatar Days, Henna Nights by Maliha Masood | More info: https://hendersonlibraries.com/bookclubs
