WELCOME TO HISTFEST’S BIMONTHLY HISTORY BOOK CLUB!
In 2026, we’ll be reading 12 history books (6 nonfiction and 6 fiction). Meetings will take place online every two months.
Our next meetings will be at the end of December to discuss the final two books of 2026. There will be two sessions – one for the nonfiction title and one for the fiction title.
We now have a Facebook group where you can discuss the titles as you go. Click here to join.
HOW TO JOIN?
There are just three things you need to do.
1. GET A COPY OF EACH BOOK
Feel free to enjoy the books in any format you prefer – whether that be as an audiobook, via Kindle, a traditional physical copy or from your local library.
2. SIGN UP TO ONE NONFICTION AND ONE FICTION ZOOM SESSION
Each session will be lightly structured and will last approximately 1 hour.
Please note that session times are BST.
NONFICTION MEETING
FICTION MEETING
3. ENJOY READING!
Enjoy immersing yourself in different histories.
FULL LIST OF TITLES FOR 2026
January – February
- The Wrath to Come by Sarah Churchwell
- The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller
March – April
- Proto by Laura Spinney
- Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
May – June
- How to Survive a Plague by David France
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
July – August
- Between Two Rivers by Moudhy Al-Rashid
- Land by Maggie O’ Farrell (please note, this is a new release)
September – October
- Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Lady Tan’s Circle Of Women by Lisa See
November – December
- The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand
- The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
