The Book Club
Welcome to our Book Club!
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We are currently running this club as online only, and you can check this web page for our current book.
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Our discussions are through Teams and if you'd like to be included in our Teams group, please contact uhdb.library@nhs.net. We hold discussions every 2 months on the chosen book. Don't feel like you have to join in with our selected book every time - you can just sit back and enjoy the conversation, (friendly) debates, & analyses going on.
All are welcome!
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Upcoming meeting dates:
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14/7/2025
15/9/2025
13/11/2025
We select one book every 8 weeks. These books can be from the result of a members poll, library staff recommendations and selections on a certain theme. We also discuss the books via MS Teams.
​You can click on the book images above, to find out more about our selected books. Please remember you are free to dip in and out of the club and there is no expectation for you to read all of the books we select, just the ones you want to read!
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If you'd like to recommend a book to feature in our "Other Recommended Reads" section (which also shows our previous selections), please add it to our General Discussion thread in Goodreads.
Don't forget, you can check the public libraries for stock of the selected Book Club reads! Audiobooks and e-books may also be available.
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Anyone living, working or studying in Derbyshire are eligible to join their libraries:
https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/using-your-library/joining/joining-the-library.aspx
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The same applies to Derby City Libraries:
https://www.inderby.org.uk/libraries/how-to-join/
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Staffordshire libraries accept membership from anywhere in the country:
https://www.yourlibcat.staffordshire.gov.uk/web/arena/self-registration
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Other Recommended Reads
World Book Night 2021
Book club selected book from November 2021- chosen by Jo
Book images are subject to copyright and used for example only.
Other published versions may be available.
Project Gutenberg e-books
Project Gutenberg has been operating since 1971 and has over 60,000 free e-books that are out of US copyright. These have been digitised and proof read by volunteers and are in the epub and Kindle e-book format which can be downloaded to a device or read online. Visit their website to find out more.
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Please note the following disclaimer:
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Project Gutenberg eBooks may be freely used in the United States because most are not protected by U.S. copyright law. They may not be free of copyright in other countries. Readers outside of the United States must check the copyright terms of their countries before accessing, downloading or redistributing eBooks. We also have a number of copyrighted titles, for which the copyright holder has given permission for unlimited non-commercial worldwide use.
How to save money on buying books..
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/jan/31/how-to-save-money-on-buying-books-or-get-them-for-free
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This article has quite a few useful links and tips on how to access books for free or for lower prices. Of course libraries are on there as a fantastic source!
Archive
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - Discussed 16/08/2021
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - 27/09/2021
Erebus: The Story of a Ship by Michael Palin - 06/12/2021
The Lido by Libby Page - 31/01/2022
Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - 28/02/2022
My Name is Why by Lemn Sissay - 23/05/2022
And Away by Bob Mortimer - 18/07/2022
Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles - 12/09/2022
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield - 07/11/2022
The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett - 09/01/2023
Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - 27/02/2023
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner - 24/04/2023
The Double Clue and Other Hercule Poirot Stories by Agatha Christie - 19/6/2023
The Five: The Untold Story of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold - 21/8/2023
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - 09/10/2023
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - 04/12/2023
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks - 29/01/2024
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 25/3/2024
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett - 20/5/2024
The Island Escape by Kerry Fisher - 9/9/2024
I'm Travelling Alone by Samuel Bjork - 4/11/2024
Haunters at the Hearth, edited by Tanya Kirk - 13/1/2025
A Three Dog Problem by Sophia Bennett - 13/3/2025
The Familiars by Stacey Halls - 13/5/2025