Book Clubs and Book Exchanges for English Speakers in Israel

Book Clubs

There are many books clubs throughout the country. They take various forms. Some read and discuss the same book. Some use the nominal fees for membership to buy books that they then make available on a rotating basis to their members.

Check the local chapters of AACI and ESRA for more information.

Jerusalem

     The Unnamed Yerushalayim Book Club

Tel Aviv

     AACI Book Club Discussion

     ESRA Book Clubs
        Book 'n Chat
        Gill 03-602 1008

        Short Story Discussion
        Lucie 054-498 1342

     Tel Aviv's Silent Book Club meets once a month to "read together your own book of preference over a cup of tea, coffee or glass of wine. We don't have any book assignment and the aim is to read with like-minded people and to discuss our book of interests, exchange books and give book suggestions."

     Meetup.com also lists a number of book clubs in the Tel Aviv area.

Kfar Saba/Hod Hasharon

     ESRA Book Club
     Carole 050-439 9719
     Judith 054-642 4699

Raanana

     ESRA Book Club
     Frances Greenberg Book Club
     Linda 054-780 5290

Netanya

     ESRA Book Club
     Swap-a-Book
     Carole 052-683 1416

Rehovot 

     ESRA Book Club
     Rosalie 08-949 4851


There's an English language creative writers group in Haifa and one in Beersheva.


There is also a nationwide discussion group hosted on Yahoo called BooksIsrael that discusses anything having to do with books. Another discussion group is the Israeli Book Exchange.


Book Exchanges

The Janglo discussion group, an online forum for English-speakers in Jerusalem, often has notices about book swaps and sales.