Book clubs in Cairo

12 book clubs you can join in Cairo. Updated .

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Book clubs

Diaa Zad Reading Club (نادي ضياء للقراءة)

  • First Saturday of the month
  • Weekend
  • Arabic
Illustration: A long paper roll spread across a blue community-room floor.
Illustration: A closed plain book resting in a blue-and-red striped courtyard hammock.

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Reading After Work

  • No schedule listed
  • Arabic, English
Illustration: A closed maroon volume supported in a foam cradle on a steel library cart.

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Secret Readers Club - Misr Public Library

  • No schedule listed
  • Arabic
Illustration: Three young adults discuss books around a worn blue workbench.

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Difficult Women Book Club Cairo

  • Once a month
  • Arabic, English
  • On Instagram
Illustration: Three young adults in their 20s exchange books beside a red metal shelf.

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Diwan Egypt Book Clubs - Cairo branches

  • Once a month
  • Arabic, English and one more language
Illustration: Four aluminum folding chairs and an open crate of plain books sit under a blue canvas shelter on gravel, in a wide off-center view.From the news

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Nadi al-Sira Book Club (نادي السيرة للكتاب)

  • Last Sunday of the month, 18:00
  • Weekend evening
  • Arabic
Illustration: Blue books on a mustard bench in an empty circular library alcove.

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Nina’s Book Club

  • Once a month
  • Arabic, English
  • On Instagram
Illustration: An open book resting face-down beside a closed copy and paper markers.

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Once Upon a Book Club Cairo

  • Once a month
  • Arabic, English
  • On Facebook
Illustration: Two young adults sort plain-covered books in a green exchange crate.

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Sunshine and Stories Book Club

  • Fourth Wednesday of the month
  • Arabic, English
  • On Instagram
Illustration: A small reading lamp casting light across a closed navy book on a black chair.

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The Other Bookclub Cairo

  • Once a month
  • Arabic, English
  • On Instagram
Illustration: Donated books being sorted into blue crates on a burgundy hall floor.

At a glance

  • Of the 12 book clubs in Cairo, 4 are listed with no meeting date seen and 8 cannot be checked automatically.
  • 3 of the 12 give a regular day.
  • None of the 8 that say how often they meet does so every week or more often; 4 do not say how often.
  • The 1 that gives a start time starts at 17:00 or later.
  • All 12 name a language: Arabic (12), English (7) and French (1).
Meeting days of the 3 that give one
  1. Monday: 0
  2. Tuesday: 0
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 0
  5. Friday: 0
  6. Saturday: 1
  7. Sunday: 1
Languages named by the 12 that name one
  • Arabic12
  • English7
  • French1

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