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A reading circle for Tom Lake in Vancouver.

Just finished Tom Lake, or dying to start? mutuals matches you with a handful of nearby readers who want to read and talk about it too. Small circles, walking distance, no group chat to mute.

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25 readers across Vancouver share the taste behind Tom Lake, especially in Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant.

Cover of Tom Lake

by Ann Patchett

Read Tom Lake with people nearby.

Some books you finish and immediately want to talk about, and Tom Lake is one of them. Reading it alone, you have nowhere to put the reaction. A small circle of readers a few streets over gives the book somewhere to land: a standing reason to meet, argue a little, and hear how the same pages hit someone else's life.

We wrote a full Tom Lake discussion guide for your first meeting: questions, themes, and a suggested format.

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Three steps. One intro.

  1. 01
    Sign up & pick your tastes

    We start you off with Tom Lake. Add your Vancouver neighbourhood, plus a few more books and genres you love.

  2. 02
    We find your circle

    A handful of readers nearby who share your taste, including others who loved Tom Lake.

  3. 03
    Meet over coffee

    One intro email, then the circle is yours. No app needed, no pressure to finish the book.

About Tom Lake book clubs.

Can't find it? Email [email protected].

How do I join a book club for Tom Lake in Vancouver?
Sign up on mutuals, pick your Vancouver neighbourhood, and add Tom Lake. We'll match you with a handful of nearby readers who want to read it too. Free to sign up. You only pay $15 when we find your circle.

How many people are in a mutuals reading circle?
Each reading circle has four to eight people. Small enough that everyone talks, big enough that it still works if someone can't make it one month.

Do we only read Tom Lake?
Your circle picks its books together. Tom Lake is how we match you with readers on the same wavelength. Where the group reads next is up to all of you.