Have you ever turned the last page of a great book and just couldn’t wait to talk to someone about it? Book clubs combine the solitary solace of reading with the spirited socializing of diverse minds. Go from cozy on the couch with your book and cocoa to bundled up and heading out to discuss with one of these local book clubs.
1. Let’s Play Books
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Along with book clubs for kids and teens, Let’s Play has a host of book clubs for grownups, too. Specialties include YA (for the young at heart), nonfiction and classics, but there are also more general clubs to join. And if you’ve got a private book club of your own, Let’s Play offers discounts to buy your books in bulk (five-plus) with them!
2. Book and Puppet Company
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Third Fridays are BadA$$ Book Club nights at Easton’s lively Book and Puppet Company, where purchase of the club’s chosen book comes with a 10 percent discount. Facilitators and participants are welcome to suggest reads, which have included Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory, and snacks and drinks are always welcome!
3. Allentown Public Library
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You may wish to be a kid again when you hear about Pizza and Pages, the Allentown library’s book club for fourth to seventh graders. Kids just need to sign up in advance to check out the book and save their spot to be part of the discussion and pizza-munching on a Saturday afternoon. The adult book club meets every fourth Tuesday, and members can sign out copies of the chosen book from the library free of charge.
4. Moravian Book Shop
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Highly organized through the platform bookmovement.com, the Bethlehem Bookworms meet at the oldest continuously operating bookstore in the country every third Saturday. Depthy and fun discussion is cultivated on books from a wide range of fiction genres chosen collectively by vote.
5. The Restoration Space
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All are welcome to attend book club the second Thursday of the month at this wellness center tucked into a Victorian mansion in Bethlehem. The Restoration Space’s holistic offerings include physical and massage therapy, counseling and a free book group covering any genre and open to potluck snacks.
