The Story Social
The brand new online book club bringing reading & community together
Want to chat, connect and read good books? You’re in the right place! Join The Story Social.
Hey! Welcome to the Story Social: the book club you’ve been looking for. It’s Mollie and Jodie here, and we wanted to give you a quick introduction to what we’re all about.
If, like us, you’re looking for good books to read, interesting chats and fun monthly meetings (plus a **little bit of healthy accountability along the way to nudge you into reading more), you’re in the right place.
We started the Story Social at the beginning of this year, getting together in a cosy local cafe every month to chat about books and meet new people. We were so excited by the level of interest in the club that we tentatively decided to open it up, and create an online community space to bring people together through the power of a good book.
So whether you’re a seasoned reader who whips through a new book every week, or a skim reader who just wants to meet new people and indulge in some self-care time, the Story Social is for you.
The books 📚
The Story Social is alllllll about fiction (so you won’t find any self improvement or biz books here!). We want to celebrate diving in and losing yourself in a story. We choose fiction from every genre, from old school literary classics to the latest releases and trending books.
Our aim is to hopefully broaden your horizons, open your mind, help you find your new favourite and discover something new about yourself. We hope that whether you love or loath the book choice of the month, you can question why, start to find new insights, think about things in a different way… and maybe even surprise yourself.
Most of all, we’re all about celebrating the joy of carving time out, switching off, putting the kettle on and sinking into a good book.
The community 🤍
There’s a reason we’re called the Story Social. One of the things we noticed straight away about our in-person Story Social events was the chatting. People came to the club on their own, sat down, and immediately became immersed in conversation with whoever they were sitting next to.
Books became this starting point to bring people together, but then it became apparent they shared so much more in common: whether that’s a love of nature, an obsession with cooking, an arty or crafty skill, a passion for travel, a love of yoga or wild swimming, and so much more.
The Story Social is about more than just the books: we’re all about connection and community.
Join the Story Social ✨
Sound like it could be up your street? We’d love you to join the club.
It looks a little something like this:
The Book: Every month, we’ll pop 3 books up on our Instagram to vote for: one classic, one new release or trending book, and one wild card. The one with the most votes is then our book of the month.
The Book Club: We meet up for a live book club every single month. This will be hosted by us on Zoom, at 10:30am on a Sunday morning: perfectly aligned with your morning coffee (or cuppa) time.
The Chat: Missed the live club, or want to chat more? We’ll be having a big book chat straight after live club, over in our Substack chat. You can carry on nattering there with us for the rest of the day!
The Support: To keep you accountable, we’ll be dropping reminders, prompts, helpful resources, and interesting questions in the chat throughout the month.
The Community: The live chat will be buzzing with conversation throughout the rest of the month: whether that’s about film, TV, food, self care, gardening… whatever you’re interested in! We’re all about making new friends and sparking inspiration.
The Events: We’re also planning on hosting in-person meet-ups, seasonal Story Social events, author interviews and Q&As, workshops and more. Watch this space!
Come and join us! We’d love to have you.
Sounds lovely!!! I have been on the look out for something like this for a while! How will it work for paid vs free?
Sounds fun and exciting!