Book clubs, buddy reads, challenges and a feed of what real readers are loving. Free to join, small enough to be friendly, and run by booksellers from a real indie shop in Cumbria.
Read the same book at the same time as a friend or a matched reader, and chat as you go without spoilers.
Find a buddy readGenre clubs that pick a book and read it together, online and in person at the shop.
Browse clubsSee what other readers just started, finished, rated and reviewed. Quiet, bookish and free of engagement bait.
See the feedGenre, mood and trope challenges that give your TBR structure and earn you rewards.
Pick a challengeOur reading membership: free delivery on every order, 100 LitCoins a month and member treats from the shop.
Join the LiteratiAuthor events, writing workshops and clubs at our shop, 144 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness.
Upcoming eventsEver After Books (everafterbooks.uk) runs a free online reading community attached to a real independent bookshop in Cumbria, UK. It has book clubs, buddy reads, reading challenges and an activity feed of what other readers are reading and reviewing. Unlike big social platforms it is small, friendly and moderated by actual booksellers.
A buddy read is two or more people reading the same book at the same time and chatting as they go, like a tiny informal book club with no fixed schedule. On Ever After Books you can start a buddy read from any book, invite friends or match with other readers, and discuss chapter by chapter without spoilers.
A club picks a book, everyone reads it over a set period, and discussion happens in the club space as you read and when you finish. Ever After Books hosts free online book clubs by genre alongside the in-person events at the shop in Dalton-in-Furness. You can join an existing club or start your own.
The Literati is the Ever After Books reading membership: free delivery on every order, 100 LitCoins every month to spend at Ever After Books, Ever After Games and LitFic, and member treats from the shop. It costs £3.99 a month in the UK, or $14.99 a month for Literati International, with cheaper annual plans that include a membership card in the post.
No. Accounts, book clubs, buddy reads, challenges, reviews and the activity feed are all free. You can track books you got anywhere. Buying from the shop supports a real independent bookshop and earns LitCoin rewards, but it is never required.
Yes. Ever After Books is a physical bookshop at 144 Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, and hosts in-person book clubs, writing workshops and author events alongside the online community. Check the events page for what is coming up.
Start with a book you will love, add it to your TBR, then find your people.
