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 first meetings will be at the end of February to discuss the first two books. 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 GMT.
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