Waterstones Kensington Book Club

Engaging and comic fiction discussions in a relaxed bookshop setting

📚 Kensington and Chelsea Monthly - Thursday Social Fiction Classics Literary fiction

Complimentary refreshments and brilliant book talks await you in South Kensington! The Waterstones Kensington Book Club meets monthly in our cozy shop to discuss masterpieces of comic and emotional fiction.

Our gatherings are beautifully relaxed and hosted by our passionate booksellers, who are always on hand to spark great conversations over complimentary refreshments. It is a fantastic, uncompetitive environment where you can share your thoughts on the monthly pick, discover hidden comic masterpieces, and chat with fellow book lovers in the cozy setting of our shop. We'd love to have you pull up a chair with us!

Kensington and Chelsea, London
Monthly - Thursday

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

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. Erin Walsh · 16 June 2026 Socialising never made sense to me. At a board game night, the rules were finally written down. As an autistic adult, the unspoken rules of socialising always left me lost and exhausted. A board game night was the first place the rules were actually explicit - and I could finally relax. Claire Donnelly · 7 June 2026 I sat silent at book club for months. Finding my voice there changed my whole life. I'd spent my whole life letting other people's opinions fill the room. A monthly book club, and one patient question, taught me that mine mattered too.