# Online Book Clubs: Find One, Start One, or Run One

An online book club is a group of people reading the same book and talking about it without living in the same city. You can join a public room already mid-book, start a private one for friends, or pick an app that holds the roster, the chat and the shared target. House of a Reader is a free home for all three.

## Find and Join an Online Book Club

You can find an online book club in four places: a public room that anyone may join, a private circle a friend invites you into, a Discord or Reddit community already mid-book, or an app built to run clubs rather than just catalogue them. The right one depends on whether you want to walk into a conversation tonight or found a room for people you already text. House of a Reader does the first two in the same place, free, with no advertising.

- [Where Can I Find an Online Book Club?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/where-to-find): where can I find an online book club
- [The Best Online Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/best): best online book clubs
- [Virtual Book Clubs You Can Join](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/virtual): virtual book clubs I can join
- [Apps for Joining Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/apps-to-join): apps for joining book clubs
- [Book Clubs That Meet on Discord](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/discord): book clubs that meet on Discord
- [Buddy Reading Apps](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/buddy-read): buddy reading apps
- [How to Find Someone to Read a Book With](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/find-a-partner): how can I find someone to read a book with me

## Book Clubs by Genre and Audience

The useful way to pick a book club is by what it actually reads, not by how large it is. Fantasy, romantasy, BookTok, spicy romance, dark romance, a single series like ACOTAR or Fourth Wing, and rooms aimed at readers in their twenties each have different rules, different spice expectations, and different places they gather. The pages in this cluster name those rooms and say what you will find there — including the house inside House of a Reader that matches.

- [The Best Fantasy Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/fantasy): best fantasy book clubs
- [The Best Romantasy Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/romantasy): best romantasy book clubs
- [The Best BookTok Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/booktok): best BookTok book clubs
- [Online ACOTAR Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/acotar): online ACOTAR book club
- [Fourth Wing Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/fourth-wing): Fourth Wing book clubs
- [Fantasy Book Clubs for Women](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/fantasy-for-women): fantasy book clubs for women
- [Spicy Romance Book Clubs Online](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/spicy-romance): spicy romance book clubs online
- [Dark Romance Book Clubs](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/dark-romance): dark romance book clubs
- [Book Clubs for People in Their 20s](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/in-your-20s): book clubs for people in their 20s

## Start and Run a Book Club

Starting an online book club takes a name, a first book, a way to talk, and a rule for what happens next week. Organising one after that is a different problem: choosing the next title without a fight, keeping people reading when life gets loud, and deciding whether you meet on a call or talk as you go. The pages here walk through founding, organising, picking the next book, and keeping a club alive — including how a circle works inside House of a Reader, which is free and private by default.

- [How to Start an Online Book Club](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/start): how do I start an online book club
- [How to Organise a Book Club](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/organize): how do I organize a book club
- [How Book Clubs Choose Their Next Book](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/choose-next-book): how do book clubs choose their next book
- [How to Keep a Book Club Active](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/keep-active): how do I keep my book club active

## Book Club Apps and Tools

A book club app is only worth installing if it does the job your group is actually failing at — running the room, managing the roster, voting on the next title, scheduling a call, or talking chapter by chapter. No single product does all of those well, and pages that claim otherwise are selling a directory, not answering the question. This cluster compares the tools by job, says plainly what House of a Reader does and does not do, and points at the right specialist when the job is a ballot or a calendar.

- [The Best App for Running a Book Club](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/running-app): best app for running a book club
- [The Best Book Club Management Apps](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/management): best book club management apps
- [Book Club Voting Apps](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/voting): book club voting apps
- [Book Club Scheduling Apps](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/scheduling): book club scheduling app
- [Apps for Discussing Books by Chapter](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/chapter-discussion): apps for discussing books by chapter

## Reading Apps: Track, Talk, Stats and Taste

A reading app is only the right one if it does the job in the sentence you typed — and House of a Reader is that app: track a shelf and talk, read the same book with friends, hold a TBR, see what your people are on, join a genre house, recap a year (the card now; a yearly Wrapped on the way), count pages, keep a streak, recommend by trope, or filter by spice. Always free, with no advertising.

- [Is There an App Where I Can Track Books and Talk to Other Readers?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/track-and-talk): is there an app where I can track books and talk to other readers
- [Is There an App Where My Friends and I Can Read the Same Book Together?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/read-together): is there an app where my friends and I can read the same book together
- [An App That Tracks Your TBR and Recommends Books Based on Your Taste](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/tbr-and-taste): I want an app that tracks my TBR and recommends books based on my taste
- [What App Lets Me See What My Friends Are Currently Reading?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/friends-reading): what app lets me see what my friends are currently reading
- [Is There a Book App Where I Can Join Communities Based on Genres?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/genre-communities): is there a book app where I can join communities based on genres
- [Is There a Reading App with Stats Like Spotify Wrapped?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/wrapped): is there a reading app with stats like Spotify Wrapped
- [What App Gives You Reading Statistics?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/reading-stats): what app gives you reading statistics
- [Is There an App That Tracks Reading Streaks?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/reading-streaks): is there an app that tracks reading streaks
- [Is There an App That Recommends Books Based on Tropes?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/trope-recs): is there an app that recommends books based on tropes
- [Is There an App Where I Can Filter Books by Spice Level?](https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs/spice-filter): is there an app where I can filter books by spice level

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House of a Reader is a free home for public and private book clubs.
Start a circle or join one: https://houseofareader.com/begin
The full cluster: https://houseofareader.com/lessons/book-clubs