Black Voices Book Club

Una Marson Library's book club championing outstanding Black stories

📚 Southwark Monthly - last Saturday Beginner-friendly Social Fiction Non-fiction

How do we champion and celebrate Black authors? By creating spaces like the Black Voices Book Club at Una Marson Library. We meet on the last Saturday of every month for warm, conversational, and highly inclusive discussions.

Our group is relaxed, friendly, and deeply committed to providing an inclusive space where everyone can share their personal connections to the text. It is a fantastic opportunity to discover new literary voices, engage in thoughtful discussion, and connect with lovely fellow readers from across the community. We'd love for you to join us!

Southwark, London
Monthly - last Saturday

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Rachel Okafor · 15 June 2026 I was someone's mum from 6am to midnight. A book club gave me back two hours that were mine. After my son was born I disappeared into being his mother. The thing that brought me back wasn't a spa day or a grand gesture. It was a paperback and a room full of women. Margaret Ellison · 5 June 2026 At 68, I thought my world had got smaller. A walking group proved me wrong. After I retired and lost my husband, the house went quiet and the days got long. Then a Saturday walking group gave me back something I thought was gone for good. Hannah Cole · 3 June 2026 I moved to London for the job. The loneliness nearly sent me home. Arriving in a city of nine million people and feeling invisible - and the ordinary Tuesday evening that slowly changed everything.