Monthly Monday Meetups:
We suggest two books and get together to chat about recent reads and discuss the books we read.
Seasonal Reading Salons:
At the start of each season, we choose a new theme and offer books to get people thinking. For three months, we dive deep into the topic, and get together at the end of the season to share experiences.
Books on Foot ("Walk-&-Talks"):
Gentle walks to meet fellow readers, get some fresh air and talk about beloved books.
Listening Lounge:
Here, the focus is on the audio experience. We’ll propose audio stories and get together to discuss the content AND the soundscape.
Special events:
From collaborations with local cultural organisations and book reading events, to our annual Christmas do, there’s always something happening!
Book club meetup in Innsbruck
We typically post the next 3 books and dates at a time – this allows people enough time to read the books AND gives everyone a chance to register. We use LUMA to manage events – it’s a simple tool that doesn’t require complicated registration!
You can see our list of 2025 planned books here →
Want to know what we talked about at our last book club – including recommendations from members? See here →
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Reading lists
2025 - Monthly Monday Meetups
Below is our annual reading list for 2025 (standard books) so that you can choose what – if anything – you want to read. These are the English titles – feel free to read them in whatever language makes you happy.
May 2025:
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
Human Acts by Han Kang
June 2025:
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb
October 2025:
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
November 2025:
The Ancients by John Larison
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
PAST BOOKS
Jan 2025:
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
February 2025:
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
March 2025:
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah Ritchie
The Shining by Stephen King
April 2025:
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
2025 - Summer Seasonal Reading Salon
Theme: The Summer of Self-Help
The core books EN (DE):
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
(Siddhartha; eine indische Dichtung – Hesse, Hermann) - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
(Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert) - I Heart Me: The Science of Self-Love by David R. Hamilton
(Wie ich lernte, mich zu lieben – David R. Hamilton) - Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
(Vielleicht solltest du mal mit jemandem darüber reden – Lori Gottlieb) - Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
(Leider nicht unsterblich – Oliver Burkeman) - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
(Still – Susan Cain)
- The bonus books (of course there are bonus books!):
Flow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
(Das Flow-Erlebnis – Mihály Csíkszentmihályi) - Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
(Abgelenkt – Johann Hari)
What we’re about
Welcome! We’re a friendly, bi-lingual (English-German) book club group based in the heart of the Alps, in beautiful Innsbruck. We try to choose books that are available in DE & EN.
Read in whatever language you like – discussions take place in English & German (although mostly English).
We typically meet once a month on a Monday, with occasional extra meetings for book-related events in the region. We “close” for summer, and have at least one summer reading “picnic”.
We have about 80 members, of whom +-20 are “regulars”. We welcome all readers, both voracious “book worms” and people who are new to reading. Whatever your age, gender, cultural background, or beliefs, if you love books and are open to discussions about what we read, then you are WELCOME!
The book club is run by me, Suzanne Whitby. If you want to get in touch, feel free to send a note to me at hi@suzannewhiby.com.
Past updates/newsletters
Innsbruck Reads: April 2025 Books & Events
Monthly book club update for April 2025.
Innsbruck Reads: March 2025 Books & Events
Monthly book club update for March 2025.