Vi's Book Club

A friendly community connecting local readers with local authors

📚 Richmond upon Thames Monthly Beginner-friendly Social Fiction Contemporary fiction

Are you living in Richmond and searching for a welcoming circle of local bookworms? Vi's Book Club is a vibrant, community-run group meeting on Kew Road that prides itself on direct author engagement.

For the past four years, we have had the great pleasure of hosting regular discussions with writers from our own community. Every year, each member suggests three titles, forming our collaborative annual reading list. We even hold a fun raffle at each meeting to select our next book! Come along, win a prize, and enjoy a lovely evening of literature and friendship. We can't wait to welcome you!

Richmond upon Thames, London
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Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Liam Carver · 17 June 2026 Burnout took me apart. A beginner running club is how I put myself back together. I pushed myself until I broke, then sat at home ashamed and flat. Learning to run slowly, with no one keeping score, taught me that showing up gently beats winning. Bridget Lawson · 18 June 2026 I look after my mum full time. A Saturday walk is the one hour that's mine. Caring for someone you love can quietly erase you. This is about the morning I started walking with a group of strangers, and how one hour a week gave me back to myself. Arjun Mehta · 13 June 2026 I optimised my whole life in London. Except the part that actually mattered. I moved here for a brilliant engineering job and built a life so efficient I barely had to speak to anyone. It worked perfectly, right up until it didn't. A running club fixed what I couldn't.