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BookBrowse has surveyed readers and book clubs for more than 15 years. Over this time we have seen many relatively slow shifts including the growth in book clubs themselves, how people buy books and the formats that they read in.


However, the pandemic has caused substantial shift in so many aspects of our lives, including in book clubs. So, in October 2020 we surveyed 3,400 book club members to find out how their groups have responded to the pandemic, and the likely long term impacts.

You can download the full report for free. We recommend it to librarians, booksellers, publishers and authors; and to book club members looking to gain insight into other groups. Also available in print, see below.

In it you'll discover:

• How book clubs have responded and adapted to the pandemic
• How the overall book club experience compares to pre-pandemic
• Where book clubs are meeting and what precautions they are taking
• The good and not so good aspects of meeting virtually
• What book clubs are—and are not— discussing
• The ways in which the pandemic is changing book clubs for the long term
• and much more...

For a summary of key findings, see Publishers Weekly Soapbox or our press release.

"We were both so impressed with the clarity, the thoroughness and clear sighted summations at the end of each section. You have truly knocked it out of the park. We know that countless librarians will be using Book Clubs in Lockdown as a vital reference, ourselves among them!" -- Pat Sheary and Marianne Paterniti, Darien Library, CT

Sample Charts

Below are some sample charts from the survey, and more images here. Please do share the report with others. If you wish to post in a blog or on social media and would like to use an image that is not displayed, contact us and we would be glad to provide.

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