238 Best Book Club Names for Every Genre and Interest

Are you ready to turn the page on boring book club names and discover the perfect moniker for your literary squad?

A memorable, meaningful name can set the tone for lively discussions, attract like-minded members, and create a sense of belonging and shared identity. Whether you’re starting a new club or looking to rebrand an existing one, finding the right name is crucial.

In this guide, we’ve compiled the most creative, clever, and catchy book club names to help you capture your group’s unique personality and passion for books.

Clever and Literary-Inspired Book Club Names

Show off your literary prowess with these smart, referential names that pay homage to beloved books and authors.

1. A Tale of Two Readers

2. Between the Wines

3. Booker’s Dozen

4. Bookmarked for Greatness

5. Brave New Reads

6. Chapter & Verse

7. Catch-22 Crew

8. Cracking Spines

9. Dewey Decimal Dynamos

10. Fiction Fixation

11. Gatsby’s Gals

12. Great Escapists

13. Happily Ever After Hours

14. Jane Austen’s Posse

15. Legends of the Page

16. Lit Chicks

17. Literary Lions & Lionesses

18. Lost in Boox

19. Novel Notions

20. Pemberley Posse

21. Plot Twist Enthusiasts

22. Pulitzer Posse

23. Storybook Sirens

24. The Algonquin Round Table 2.0

25. The Secret Garden Party

Cute and Charming Book Club Names

Embrace your club’s warm and inviting spirit with these adorable, endearing names.

26. Audrey’s Angels

27. Bestseller Belles

28. Bibliophiles & Butterflies

29. Bloom & Grow

30. Book Buddies

31. Book Babes Brunch

32. Bookish Beauties

33. Cozy Corner Readers

34. Cup of Tea & a Tale

35. Darling Readers

36. Happily Booked

37. Heirloom Readers

38. Hygge & Hardcovers

39. Lavender & Lullabies

40. Literati Cuties

41. Little Women’s Book Club

42. Nook Nook, Who’s There?

43. Novel Gals

44. Paperback Princesses

45. Reading Rainbow Connection

46. Storybook Sweethearts

47. Sunshine & Storylines

48. Tea Leaves & Dog Ears

49. The Lovely Librarians

50. Whimsical Readers Society

Dirty, Spicy, and Smutty Book Club Names (for Adult Audiences)

Spice up your reading life with these risqué, provocative names perfect for clubs that aren’t afraid to explore the steamier side of literature.

51. 50 Shades of Read

52. Between the Sheets Book Club

53. Bodice Rippers Anonymous

54. Books & Babes

55. Dirty Minds & Paperbacks

56. Erotica Enthusiasts

57. Harlequin Honeys

58. Kinky Kindle Collective

59. Kiss & Tell Book Club

60. Lace & Lust Literary Society

61. Late Night Paperbacks

62. Literotica Ladies

63. Naughty Novel Lovers

64. Not Your Mother’s Book Club

65. Passion & Prose

66. Read ‘Em & Weep (with Joy)

67. Romance & Rosé

68. Scandalous Readers Society

69. Sensual Stories & More

70. Spicy Spine Tinglers

71. Steamy Saturdays

72. Sultry Stanzas

73. The Lusty Librarians

74. Trashy Novel Troupe

75. XXX-tra Hot Reads

Food and Drink-Related Book Club Names

Combine your love of literature with your passion for all things delicious with these mouthwatering, culinary-inspired names.

76. Booklicious Bites

77. Bourbon & Books

78. Brunch & Books

79. Cocktails & Chapters

80. Cook the Books

81. Croissants & Criticism

82. Eat, Drink, & Be Literary

83. Fine Wine & Prose

84. Food for Thought Book Club

85. Fried Green Tomatoes Book Club

86. Gatsby’s Gin Rickey

87. Hungry for Hardcovers

88. Lager & Literature

89. Late Night Snacks & Paperbacks

90. Literary Libations

91. Mead & Mythology

92. Mimosas & Mysteries

93. Mocktails & Manuscripts

94. Muffins & Metaphors

95. Pasta & Plots

96. Potluck & Paperbacks

97. Proust’s Madeleine

98. Rosé All Read

99. Tequila Mockingbird

100. Vino & Volumes

Funny and Humorous Book Club Names

Inject some laughter into your reading experience with these witty, pun-filled names that showcase your club’s playful side.

101. Analog Dialogs

102. Book-Shh-Worms

103. Bookaholic Therapy Group

104. Bookish & Sassy

105. Broads Unabridged

106. Chick Lits & Giggles

107. Dangerously Well-Read

108. Dust Jackets Required

109. Friends of Waldo

110. Hardcover Hotties

111. Hemingway? More Like Having Fun!

112. Howl of a Good Time

113. Hush Hush, We’re Reading

114. I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie

115. Judge a Book by Its Cover Club

116. Kooky Bookies

117. Librarians Gone Wild

118. Literally Dead from Laughter

119. Margaritas & Manuscripts

120. Mystery Machine

121. Never Have I Ever… Not Finished a Book

122. Not Your Average Book Club

123. Overdue & Over-read

124. Papyrus Pals

125. The Punderground Book Club

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Genre-Specific Book Club Names

Unite fans of your favorite genre with these niche names that cater to specific literary tastes.

Mystery & Thriller

126. Cloak & Dagger Collective

127. Cozy Crimes & Misdemeanors

128. Killer Reads

129. The Gumshoes

130. Whodunit Enthusiasts

131. Sherlock’s Scholars

132. Agatha’s Sleuths

133. The Alibi Club

134. Fingerprints & Footprints

135. Mysterious Minds

Romance

136. Cupid’s Library

137. Hopeless Romantics

138. Love Between the Covers

139. Passion & Pages

140. The Bodice Rippers

141. Happily Ever After Society

142. Smitten Kittens

143. Harlequin Hearts

144. Kiss & Tell Crew

145. Lovebirds & Bookworms

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

146. Dragons & Daydreams

147. Laser Cats & Spaceships

148. Time Lords & Tribbles

149. The Orc-estra

150. Cyborgs & Sorcery

151. Quidditch Readers

152. Dystopian Devotees

153. Ringwraiths & Replicants

154. Starship Book Enterprise

155. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Reading

Historical Fiction

156. Bygone Bookworms

157. Past Pages

158. Time Travel Tuesdays

159. The Anachronists

160. Monarchs & Manuscripts

161. Corsets & Quills

162. Dusty Tomes Society

163. The Regency Readers

164. Bayonets & Bookmarks

165. Petticoats & Plots

Young Adult

166. Forever Young Adult

167. The Fault in Our Book Club

168. YA Addicts Anonymous

169. The Hunger Reads

170. Divergent Diaries

171. Muggle Mania

172. Twilight Tome Trotters

173. The Maze Readers

174. Peculiar Children’s Pages

175. Nerdfighters Unite

Book Club Names for Specific Demographics

Create a sense of belonging and shared identity with these names tailored to specific groups and interests.

Moms

176. Mommy & Me Reads

177. Mother-Daughter Page Turners

178. Wine, Women & Words

179. Naptime Novels

180. Storybook Strollers

181. Nursing & Narrating

182. Bedtime Bestsellers

183. Carpool Chronicles

184. PTA (Prose, Tea & Ambiance)

185. Moms on a Mission to Read

Ladies

186. Foxy Biblioxies

187. Ladies of Literature

188. Women Who Write

189. Sassy Spinsters

190. Gal Pals & Great Reads

191. Divas & Dialogue

192. Dames & Dissertations

193. Vixens & Volumes

194. Queen Bees & Quick Reads

195. Fabulous Female Fables

Book Nerds

196. Bibliomaniacs

197. Nerd Herd Reads

198. Tome Raiders

199. Geek Gods & Goddesses

200. Bookish Brainiacs

201. Dewey Decimal Divas

202. Ink-Stained Intellectuals

203. The Literati Elite

204. Biblioholics Anonymous

205. Paperback Prodigies

Adventurers

206. Armchair Adventurers

207. Globetrotting Bookworms

208. Wanderlust & Words

209. Travelogue Trailblazers

210. The Wayfarers

211. Nomadic Novel Lovers

212. Explorer’s Excerpts

213. Voyagers & Volumes

214. Itinerant Ink-Slingers

215. The Compass Rose Crew

Punny and Play-on-Words Book Club Names

Get ready to groan and grin with these clever, pun-tastic names that showcase your club’s love of wordplay.

216. Bestseller? I Hardly Know Her!

217. Bookie Monsters

218. Booklyn Nine-Spine

219. Fully Booked

220. Grim Readers

221. James And The Giant Read

222. Lord of the Book Rings

223. No Book Club for Old Men

224. Of Mice and Bookworms

225. Paperbark Riders

226. Pride and Read-judice

227. Read It and Reap

228. Read It Like It’s Hot

229. Readasaurus Rex

230. Readiana Jones

231. Reading Between the Wines

232. Slaughterhouse Book Five

233. The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe Malfunction

234. The Pelican Book Club

235. The Spine Crackers

236. The Unbearable Book Club of Being

237. To Read or Not to Read

238. Where the Wild Reads Are

When choosing the ideal book club name, consider your club’s preferred genres, reading tastes, and goals.

Keep the name short, memorable, and easy to say and spell. Brainstorm with club members to generate ideas and build consensus, and check online to ensure the name isn’t already taken by another club. Embrace your club’s unique personality and sense of humor, and have fun selecting a name that sparks curiosity and conversation.

With the right name on your bookmarks, there’s no limit to your literary adventures and the bonds you’ll forge. Get ready to crack spines, dive into lively discussions, and make your mark on the world of reading!