Book Nerd University · The book club for book nerds

Welcome, book nerd.

Octavius and Olive, the Book Nerd University octopuses, reading a book together

Octopuses are the bookworms of the ocean, you know.

Twice-monthly meetingsOver Zoom (and sometimes in person)A monthly pick worth talking about

Here’s the deal

How the club works

Vote on the book

Each month we vote on the next read together over on Instagram and Facebook. Always a book worth diving into, not just the bestseller everyone forgets.

Hang out

A casual mid-month hangout: bring your thoughts, your snacks, and your hot takes. No homework required.

Discuss it deep

The end-of-month discussion, where we break the story down like true lit lovers: themes, structure, craft.

Mid-month

The Hangout

Low-key and laid-back hangout for book nerds to talk about a different bookish topic each month. Best fictional couples. Books we hated. Books we want to reread. You never know what we will dive into next!

End of month

The Discussion

The main event: a guided deep-dive into the month’s pick, capped by the live draw for the monthly book giveaway.

Every month, one member wins.

One lucky member wins a copy of next month’s book, drawn and announced live at the end-of-month discussion. Being a member is all it takes to be entered.

This month we’re reading

Vicious

by VE Schwab · August 2026

Victor and Eli started out as college roommates―brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in each other. In their senior year, a shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. Ten years later, Victor breaks out of prison, determined to catch up to his old friend (now foe), aided by a young girl whose reserved nature obscures a stunning ability. Meanwhile, Eli is on a mission to eradicate every other super-powered person that he can find―aside from his sidekick, an enigmatic woman with an unbreakable will. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the archnemeses have set a course for revenge―but who will be left alive at the end?

Members get the reading schedule, both meeting invites, and the Zoom links, all in one place. Read along, then join both monthly meetings to talk it through.

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