r/bookclub • u/fixtheblue Read, ergo sum | 🐫🐉🥈||🧠🥈 • Aug 25 '26
Monthly Book Menu SEPTEMBER Book Menu - All book schedules + useful links and info
What does your Reading Menu look like for September?
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September Line-up - Katabasis (The Big Fall Read), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde & The Blue Castle (Gutenberg Novella Double-up), Hungry Ghosts + The House of Doors (Read the World), The Vegetarian & Ficciones (Evergreen), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Discovery Read), The Books of Jacob (Mod Pick), Moonstone (Runner-up Read), Parisian Days (Bonus Book), Shattered Gods (Bonus Book), City of Illusions (Bonus Book), Among the Burning Flowers (Bonus Book), 2010: Odyssey Two (Bonus Book), The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Bonus Book), Platform Decay (Bonus Book), Sweet Berries (Bonus Book) The Trouble With Peace (Bonus Book) + The Monthly Mini & Poetry Corner.
Find the previous schedules at AUGUST Book Menu here
Find the next schedules at OCTOBER Book Menu here
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[MONTHLY MINI]
"The Algorithms for Love" by Ken Liu
[POETRY CORNER]
"Song for Autumn" by Mary Oliver
[THE BIG FALL READ]
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
was nominated by u/jaymae21 and will be run by u/maolette, u/rige_x, u/wild_umbreon and u/jaymae21
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- September 10: Start through Ch 7 (led by u/maolette)
- September 17: On Chalk through Ch 13 (led by u/rige_x)
- September 24: Ch 14 through Ch 20 (led by u/maolette)
- October 1: Ch 21 through Ch 27 (led by u/wild_umbreon)
- October 8: Ch 28 to end (led by u/jaymae21)
[GUTENBERG NOVELLA DOUBLE UP]
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
was nominated by u/fixtheblue and will be run by u/Pythias and u/Reasonable-Lack-6585
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
9/3 | Story of the Door - The Incident at the Window
9/10 | The Last Night - the end (Henry Jekyll's Full Statement of the Case)
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
was nominated by u/coffee_fuel and will be run by u/ColaRed, u/tomesandtea and u/fixtheblue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
16 September - Chapter I through XIII - u/ColaRed
23 September - Chapter XIV through XXVIII - u/fixtheblue
30 September - Chapter XXIX through end - u/tomesandtea
[READ THE WORLD]
Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein
for Trinidad and Tobago will be run by u/nicehotcupoftea, u/bluebelle236, u/coffee_fuel and u/fixtheblue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 25th August Start - Ch7 A Prayer for the Dying (u/nicehotcupoftea)
- 1st SeptemberII A Small Sacrifice - Ch16 A Magic Word (u/bluebelle236)
- 8th SeptemberCh17 A Tiny Leaf Above Us - Ch24 A Big Stone (u/Coffee_fuel)
- 15th September - Ch25 A Snake in the Grass - End (u/fixtheblue) ***** [READ THE WORLD] ***** #The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng & The Letter by W. Somerset Maugham
for Malaysia will be run by u/nicehotcupoftea, u/bluebelle236, u/lazylittlelady and u/fixtheblue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
18th September - Start - Chapter 6 - u/fixtheblue
25th September - Chapter 7 - Chapter 11 - u/bluebelle236
2nd October - Chapter 12 - Chapter 18 - u/nicehotcupoftea
9th October - Chapter 19 to end and all of The Letter - u/lazylittlelady
[EVERGREEN]
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
will be run by u/spreebiz and u/fromdusktil.
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
September 1: Start through section ending "... Whatever expression might have been there" (approx. page 94)
September 8: Approx. page 95 (beginning line "heading into a more built-up area...") through The End.
[EVERGREEN]
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
will be run by u/toomanytequieros and u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217. This book was last run over NINE YEARS ago.
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule - Tuesday, September 15 - Part One: The Garden of Forking Paths - u/toomanytequieros - Tuesday, September 22 - Part Two: Artifices - u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217
[Sept - Oct DISCOVERY READ]
Death with Interruptions by José Saramago
For our Non-English Language Prize winning Discovery Read
This book will be run by u/Vast-Passenger1126
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- Sept 28: Chapters 1-5 with u/maolette
- 5 Oct: Chapters 6-10 with u/Vast-Passenger1126
- 12 Oct: Chapters 11- 15 with u/IraelMrad
[RUNNER-UP READ]
Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.
This book was nominated back in September 2025 by u/Amanda39 for the Gutenberg nominations. It will be run by u/sunnydaze77777777, u/Amanda39 and u/Ser_Erdrick
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
9/9 - Start to First Period, Ch. 10 u/Amanda39
9/16 - First Period, Ch. 11 - 17 u/Amanda39
9/23 - First Period, Ch. 18 - Second Period, First Narrative Ch. 5 u/Ser_Erdrick
9/30- Second Period, First Narrative Ch. 6 - Second Period, Third Narrative Ch. 5 u/Amanda39
10/7- Second Period, Third Narrative, Ch. 6 to End of Third Narrative u/Ser_Erdrick
10/14 - Fourth Narrative - END u/sunnydaze7777777
[BONUS READ]
Parisian Days by Banine
Links to book 1 discussions Das in the Caucasus are here. This book will be run by u/tomesandtea u/nicehotcupoftea and u/lazylittlelady
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- September 11: Beginning through "Great Independence"
- September 18: "A Tale of the Unexpected" through "The Great Parisian Future"
- September 25: "An Interesting Encounter" to End.
[BONUS READ]
Shattered Gods by Katee Robert
Links to earlier reads in the series; - Book 1 - Neon Gods, - Book 2 - Electric Idol, - Book 3 - Wicked Beauty, - Book 4 - Radiant Sin. - Book 5 - Cruel Seduction - Book 6 - Midnight Ruin - Book 7 - Dark Restraint - Book 8 - Sweet Obsession - Book 9 - Tender Cruelty
This book will be run by u/lazylittlelady.
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- September 5: Start to Chapter 8
- September 12: Chapter 9 to Chapter 15
- September 19: Chapter 16 to Chapter 25
- September 26: Chapter 26 to End
[BONUS READ]
City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
Links to earlier reads in the series; * The Dispossessed * The Word for World is Forest * Rocannon’s World * Planet of Exile
This book will be run by u/manjusri and u/jaymae21
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- Aug 30 - Beginning-5 (u/Manjusri)
- Sep 6 - Chapter 6 - End (u/jaymae21) ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #Among the Burning Flowers by Samantha Shannon
Links to previous books in the series can be found here:
Priory of the Orange Tree schedule with all discussion links here.
A Day of Fallen Night schedule with all discussion links here.
This book will be run by u/fixtheblue, u/fromdusktil and u/jaymae21
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- Sept 1 - Start through Chapter 5 with u/fixtheblue
- Sept 8 - Chapters 6 through 10 with u/jaymae21
- Sept 15 - Chapter 11 through The End with u/fromdusktil ***** [BONUS READ] ***** #2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke.
Links to earlier reads in the series. - Book 1 - 2001: A Space Odyssey This book will be run by u/Lachesis_Decima77 and u/fixtheblue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- September 22: Chapters 1-11 with u/fixtheblue
- September 29: Chapters 12-29 with u/fixtheblue
- October 6: Chapters 30-43 with u/Lachesis_Decima77
- October 13: Chapter 44 to end with u/Lachesis_Decima77
[BONUS READ]
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
Links to other Poirot reads; - Death on the Nile (read in May 2022) - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (read in Jan 2022) - Murder on the Orient Express (read in Nov 2017) - The Mystery of the Blue Train (read in July 2026)
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 16th September: chapters 1-4 | u/Vast-Passenger1126
- 23rd September: chapters 5-8 | u/sunnydaze7777777
- 30th September: chapters 9-13 | u/Lachesis_Decima77
[BONUS READ]
Platform Decay by Martha Wells
Links to earlier reads in the Murderbot series. - All Systems Red - Artificial Condition - Rogue Protocol - Exit Strategy - Network Effect - Fugitive Telemetry - System Collapse
This book will be run by u/spreebiz and u/thebowedbookshelf
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- Sept 9: Chapters 1-5 with u/spreebiz
- Sept 16: Chapters 6-9 with u/thebowedbookshelf
- Sept 23: Chapters 10-13 (end) with u/thebowedbookshelf
[BONUS READ]
Sweet Berries by C.M. Nascosta
Links to earlier reads in the Cambric Creek series. - Morning Glory Milking Farm
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
Check in 1: Sept. 13th, Start to Chapter 5
Check in 2: Sept. 20th, Chapter 6 to Chapter 12
[BONUS READ]
The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie
Links to earlier reads in the First Law World series. - The Blade Itself - Before They Are Hanged - Last Argument of Kings - Best Served Cold - The Heroes - Red Country - Sharp Ends - A Little Hatred
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- |1|Sept. 4|Start -through- Late|u/Fulares|
- |2|Sept. 11|An Infinite Supply -through- Old Ways, Proper Ways|u/nepbug|
- |3|Sept. 18|Fire with Fire -through- Grown Up|u/tomesandtea|
- |4|Sept. 25|All Tastes, No Judgements -through- Common Ground|u/NightAngelRogue|
- |5|Oct. 2|Doubts and Desires -through- End|u/fixtheblue|
CONTINUING READS
[BONUS READ]
The Rose Field by Philip Pullman
Links to earlier reads in the series
🧭 Book One, The Golden Compass: Schedule
🗡️Book Two, The Subtle Knife: Schedule
🔎Book Three, The Amber Spyglass: Schedule
Series two, The Book of Dust, is on going!
🛶Book One, La Belle Sauvage: Schedule
🔐Book Two, The Secret Commonwealth: Schedule
🌹 Book Three, The Rose Field: you are here!
You can find the marginalia, which will be shared between both series, here. Beware of spoilers!
This book will be run by u/Vast-Passenger1126, u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217, u/tomesandtea, u/Pythias and u/fromdusktil
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 7/30 -- Start through Chapter 4 with u/Vast-Passenger1126
- 8/6 -- Chapters 5 through 10 with u/Vast-Passenger1126
- 8/13 -- Chapters 11 through 16 with u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217
- 8/20 -- Chapters 17 through 21 with u/tomesandtea
- 8/27 -- Chapters 22 through 26 with u/Pythias
- 9/3 -- Chapters 27 through 31 with u/fromdusktil
- 9/10 -- Chapter 32 through The End with u/fromdusktil ***** [BONUS READ] *****
The Clock House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Links to earlier reads in the series. - The Decagon House Murders - The Mill House Murders - The Labyrinth House Murders
This book will be run by u/Vast-Passenger1126, u/nicehotcupoftea and u/miriel41
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 19th August: prologue - chapter 4 | u/miriel41
- 26th August: chapters 5 - 9 | u/Vast-Passenger1126
- 2nd September: chapters 10 - 13 | u/nicehotcupoftea
- 9th September: chapter 14 - end | u/nicehotcupoftea ***** [BONUS READ] *****
Of Empires and Dust by Ryan Cahill
Previous Reads from the Series
- The Fall (Book #0.5 - Free with mailing list sign up)
- Of Blood and Fire (Book #1)
- Of Darkness and Light (Book #2)
- The Exile (Book #2.5)
- Of War and Ruin (Book #3)
- The Ice (Book #3.5).
This book will be run by u/124ConchStreet u/Jaymae21, u/NightAngelRogue and u/fixtheblue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 1 - 1st August - Ch1. Picking up the Pieces to Ch7. Guardians
- 2. 8th August - Ch8. The Beginning and the End to Ch13. Reclamation
- 3. 15th August - Ch14. From the Ashes to Ch18. Our Choices Define Us
- 4. 22nd August - Ch19. Depth of Words to Ch24. Hidden Meanings
- 5. 29th August - Ch25. Old Wounds through Ch31. Wars Are Not Won
- 6. 5th September - Ch32. The Heart of Who You Are to Ch37. Fear The Night
- 7. 12th September - Ch38. Neither Bent Nor Broken to Ch42. A City Once Lost
- 8. 19th September - Ch43. Even in the Shadow to Ch47. What Was Lost
- 9. 26th September - Ch48. The Last of Us to Ch55. Choices
- 10. 3rd October - Ch56. Monsters, Men and Broken Things to Ch63. Ghosts of a Time Long Dead
- 11. 10th October - Ch64. Sweet Boy to Ch71. Sleep Well
- 12. 17th October - Ch72. The Choices We Make to Ch77. Hammer of Hafaesir
- 13. 24th October - Ch78. Sacrifice to Ch83. All Paths Converge
- 14. 31st October - Ch84. Master and Apprentice to Ch88. Brothers
- 15. 7th November - Ch89. The Truth of War to Ch94. Choices
- 16. 14th November - Ch95. The Wyverns of Valtara to Ch101. Everything You Seek
- 17. 21st November - Ch102. Loyalty Above All to Ch111. From Ashes We Stand
[BONUS READ]
A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman
Links to earlier reads in the series. - Dungeon Crawler Carl
This book will be run by u/Joinedformyhubs and u/NightAngelRogue
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- Week 1: 8/16 -Beginning through chapter 11
- Week 2: 8/23 - Chapter 12 through Chapter 27
- Week 3: 8/30 - Chapter 28 through Chapter 42
- Week 4: 9/6 - Chapter 43 through Chapter 61
- Week 5: 9/13 - Chapter 62 through Chapter 77
- Week 6: 9/20 - Chapter 78 through Chapter 90
- Week 7: 9/27 - Chapter 91 through END (Interlude pt. 3) ***** [MOD PICK]* ***
The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk
Because we have really been enjoying Noble Prize winning author Olga Tokarczuk lately and this one started off well on the Poland Read the World nominations until it was disqualified. It will be run by u/fixtheblue, u/lazylittlelady and u/Lachesis_Decima77
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- 1 - August 10: Prologue - The Book of Sand Chp.5
- 2. August 17: The Book of Sand Chp. 6-11
- 3. August 24: The Book of Sand Chp. 12- The Book of the Road Chp.15
- 4. August 31: The Book of the Road Chp. 16- 18
- 5. September 7: The Book of the Comet Chp. 19-Chp. 22
- 6. September 14: The Book of the Comet Chp. 23- The Book of Metal and Sulfur Chp. 25
- 7. September 21: The Book of the Distant Country Chp.26- Chp. 27
- 8. September 28: The Book of the Distant Country Chp. 28-29
- 9. October 5: The Book of the Distant Country Chp. 30 to End ***** [Aug-Sep DISCOVERY READ] *****
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick
This Movie adapted book will be run by u/toomanytequieros, u/ChronicallyLatte, u/Lachesis_Decima77, and u/TalliePiters
The Schedule with direct links to the marginalia and all the discussion posts can be found here
Discussion Schedule
- August 29 - Chapters 1-7 with u/ChronicallyLatte
- September 5 - Chapters 8-14 with u/Lachesis_Decima77
- September 12 - Chapters 15-22 with u/TalliePiters
- September 19 - Book vs Movie with u/toomanytequieros
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u/SophistiKate99 Aug 31 '26
I had found this book club when I was reading Cloud Cuckoo Land just a couple weeks ago (OMG BANGER), I “read along” with the discussion, even though it was a couple years old. I’m going to join in with Katabasis (have read Yellowface and am intrigued to read more by this author). I really enjoy this book club format and have found that I get a lot more out of my reading passion by really engaging with the material - either journaling, talking with friends, and now, connecting with this thread!