50 book clubs that Fable readers love this October
Oct 1 2025
At the start of spooky season, I asked Fable readers to share what they were reading with their favorite book clubs. It's time to find your next great book club!
50 reader-recommended book clubs
Reading together with friends, family, and co-workers is a great way to enjoy the full mental and physical benefits of reading. We call this “social reading.” The Fable app is designed for social reading, with features for sharing highlights, comments, insights, links, photos, and videos as you read together. Here are a few clubs that our readers recommend!Catastrophically Classical
Recommended by Jason Boog: “I was excited to see that Catastrophically Classical just started Frankenstein. It’s a free ebook, just in time for the spookiest time of year!” Gone Reading Recommended by Marie Capstone: “hello everyone! my club is reading two books this month because the poll was so close! We are reading “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” and “My Friends” next! Pop in and say hello ☺️🍂🍯” Witch's Garden Books Recommended by Bawidget: “We JUST started reading "Play Nice" by Rachel Harrison over in the witch's garden! Largely fantasy and sci-fi, but we're dipping our toes into horror for spooky season. Come join us ❤️” My Bookcase Recommended by Cheryl.C: “My club is called My Bookcase. We read a lot of thrillers but try other genres as well. We have just started Verity by Colleen Hoover. Come and join us!” Wildly Unbound Recommended by Lea 🩶: “We're reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson! Come hang out and join us 🏚️👻🍂” Shanty's Book Cove Recommended by Shantel Brooke: “We are about to read Ward D by Freida McFadden.” Disabled On Fable Recommended by Catherine: “The bell jar by Sylvia Plath!” This Club Is Lit Recommended by Bookworm82: “We're reading The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle this month!” Saturn Girls Book Club Recommended by Laura✨️: “Hi! This month we start reading Weyward by Emilia Hart, if you are interested join the club. The community is in English and Spanish!!🤍” The Quill Ink Society Recommended by Thomas Moore: “Hey Fable fam! Our Inkpots at the Quill & Ink Society have just picked up the forgotten fright “House on the Borderland” for the month of October. Come join us! ❤️” The New Release Book Club Recommended by Chloé | Alovelybibliophile: “We just started Alchemised! 😍” Literally Feral Book Club Recommended by Ellise 🎀: “Come join us for Fantasy Romance reads of all flavors ❤️🔥⚔️ We just read Fear the Flames by Olivia Rose Darling and are currently waiting on poll results for October. So, if you join now you have a few more hours left to help us choose our next read! ☺️✨” Why Didn't I Read This Sooner Recommended by Honeybeelee 🐝💐: “We are reading The Thursday Murder Club over at Why Didn’t I Read This Sooner. Where we work through our TBR backlog of books that have been on our lists for ages.” Bookshelf Chronicles Recommended by Yana Gonzalez: “We’re reading The Changeling by Victor Lavalle” Book Buddies Recommended by Ryleigh 🍄📚: “We’re reading Pet Sematary by Stephen King!” Pumpkin Pages Recommended by Ty 🖤🌙: “We’re kicking off October with Verity in one group and Two Twisted Crowns in the other! (Verity) (Two Twisted crowns)” Verse Vixens Recommended by Delilah 🪷🥀: “My friend and I just created this book club!! We would love to have anyone join in the fun with us 🥰” The Cozy Craft & Book Nook Recommended by Grada_Loves_Books: “My favourite club is The Cozy Craft and Book Nook. The club's members are very friendly, not only sharing books, but also sharing our crafts projects. We have just started reading 'What you are looking for is in the library' by Michiko Aoyama.” Late Night Reading Recommended by Md_Ann: “Hiii! I just recently created a club to just share my thoughts on the books I'm most excited to read, it's just for trying new things and have a good time. As of now we just started reading "El Caso Vermont/Truly Devious" by Maureen Johnson ✨️ Everyone is welcome to join and this club is Spanish and English friendly 🫶🏻📚” Mood Readers Club Recommended by Xowildflower: “Mood Readers Club is a new club looking for members. we're reading salems fall! anyone is welcomed to join. we started today.” Tackling Our Tbrs Together Recommended by Sierra Sugar: “We usually vote on what the next book will be. Lately, we've been tackling some fantastic duologies! She created a second club, a sister club, if you will, to read any book sequels that were not voted as the next read.” Spill The Chai Book Club Recommended by Aishwarya: “Hello! Welcome to Spill the Chai! Where every book is brewed to perfection, and every discussion is steeped in flavor. Join us for a fun mix of spicy reads, good vibes, and endless chai-filled banter. No spoilers, just stories - served hot and fresh! We are currently reading “How to Sell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix for the spooky season! 👻🎃” Steeped Stories Society Recommended by 𝘒𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘢: “Hello, fellow adventurer—it’s Kittea! The Steeped Stories Society is a cozy nook where tea flows, tales unfold, and kindred spirits gather. This fall, we’re reading Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne. If your heart stirs at the thought of cozy chairs, shared laughter, and stories that linger like the last sip of tea, we’d be delighted to welcome you on this journey. 🍵📖🍂” You Belong Recommended by Ash(Taylor’S Version): “In You Belong With Books, we’re diving into A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid for the spooky season!” Reading My Tbr Recommended by Sydney: “Hey my name is Sydney! My club is starting a new book today and would love to have more people join! We are starting Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose! We thought it would be a great read for spooky season🧡” Books For Your Health Recommended by Lil Duck Mallard: “If you like reading books about the medicial field, learning about your body, and reading personal accounts of people's battles with physical and mental disease, I recommend the book club Books For Your Health. We are currently reading Allegeric and learning allergies are way more complex than we realize.” Young Authors Recommended by Ellie: “Hi my names Ellie and I have a LOT of clubs, a dark romance, LGBTQ+, and young authors one! But I wanted to share the Young Authors one, u don’t have to be writing anything, but be ready to give advice!” The Catacomb Recommended by Jewlia🕷️: “Catacomb just started You Weren’t Meant to be Human by AJW 🖤 If you love dark fantasy, come join us!” Annie’s Botm Club Recommended by Annie Cusack: “My Book of the Month club is finishing up “Alchemy of Secrets” and will start “Hazelthorn” in a couple of days!” Brainy Books Recommended by Annie Cusack: “This month, my nonfiction club is reading “The Myth of Normal”” Murder, But With Tea Recommended by L. Hine: “ Murder, But With Tea is reading “The Bullet that Missed” by Richard Osman. We are currently going through the whole TMC series, but after that I promise we will be branching out into other cozy mysteries!” I Choose Darkness Recommended by L. Hine: “I Choose Darkness is reading “My Sister, The Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Join us! Do it. Give in to the dark.” AAPI Authors Book Club Recommended by Grace Diaz: “We're currently reading after the quake by Haruki Murakami at the AAPI Authors book club!” Forest Faeries Recommended by Earlgrey.Editions✨🧚♀️🌙: “We are reading Alex Aster's newest book in the Lightlark saga in Forest Faeries! Please join us for lots of fun and discussion🩶” Treat Your Shelf Recommended by Snow White 🤓 📖: “We are reading The Book of Azrael” You And Me Are Poetry Recommended by A_Bit_Bookish: ““You and Me are Poetry” are diving into “The Spellshop”! Join us for a cozy adventure, full of books, a sassy librarian, a slow-burn romance, and one sentient plant that has all the opinions!” Wildly Unbound Recommended by Mary 🦓: “Wildly Unbound is currently reading The Haunting of Hill House. We'd love to have you join us!” Elder Emo Book Club Recommended by Katherine: “This Girl’s a Killer. It was so good I couldn’t stop myself from finishing it.” The Haunted Hearts Book Club Recommended by Libby: “Our thriller/horror club is reading A Head Full of Ghosts for October 👻 We'd love for you to join us 🥰” The Chuck Palahniuk Fanclub Recommended by Glittergorecannoli: “We’re wrapping up the chaotic rabid book Rant by Chuck Palahniuk and anyone that has the GUTS (get it? 🤣) be diving into Haunted next! 🖤🎃” The Forbidden Section Recommended by Jael Mino: “Hello, everyone! This month my book club is reading The Devils by Joe Abercombie. Join us to enjoy and discuss this book for spooky season! 👻 📚” Tackling Our Tbrs Together Recommended by Rayyy🪻: “The knight and the moth!! I love this club the mods and everyone is so niceeee 💗!!” Brinnas Bookclub Recommended by Brinna 👻🎃👻: “We are starting The 31st Trick-or-Treater!”Up For Discussion Recommended by Pallavi: “My bookclub- Up for Discussion, will be starting with Hysteria by Terry Johnson on October 8. It's a hilarious two-act play with Freud pitted against Salvadore Dali.Bts Book Club Recommended by Weirdooass 💫: “We're actually voting right now for our next book!”Thundercats Recommended by Frankieness: “Dracula”The Coven Of Pages Recommended by May. 🇵🇸: “Bury our bones in the Midnight Soil starting today. lots of talking and interaction and fun times. 🫶”The Love Shelf Tennessee Recommended by Frankieness: “The last Scholmance book, The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik.Dreamscape Tavern Recommended by Leslee ⚔️: “We are reading QUICKSILVER by Callie Hart this month! 💜”Food Fiction And Friends Recommended by Ana Bakudan 💣 🐚: “We are reading “A fellowship of backers and magic” by J. Penner in our club dedicated to food fiction. Do join if you like to read mouthwatering fiction, fantasy and so on”Banned Literary Dept Recommended by Jenkleinknecht: “Our bookclub is embracing the spirit of this months holiday and just started Katabasis by R.F. Kuang!”Why is social reading important?
Following other readers on your Fable For You feed will help you reap the many benefits of social reading. Professor Josie Billington has spent her whole career studying the connection between reading and mental health. Professor Billington helped pioneer “shared reading,” a social reading technique where groups gather to read a story together. This kind of social reading has been proven to “significantly lower” both depressive and anxious symptoms in readers. “It's a wonderful, inclusive model,” Professor Billington said, speaking at Fable’s Mental Health Awareness event. “People can come together and experience a book in real time.” For centuries, we have been sharing stories around the campfire. It’s one of the simplest forms of entertainment ever invented. Even before smartphones and social media, the benefits of reading together were clear to researchers. Organizations like The Reader, a U.K.-based charity that runs hundreds of reading groups around Europe, have championed social reading as a therapeutic practice. Here are a few benefits of social reading uncovered by recent research:Five ways social reading can change your life
- Enhance your language skills
- Supercharge your critical thinking abilities
- Boost your values of tolerance, inclusion, and respect
- Magnify your intelligence and empathy
- Increase your feelings of fun and engagement
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