What we’re about
Welcome to Book Pubs, Bellingham’s premier book club for all things Horror, Thriller and Mystery. From the classics to contemporary, this bi-monthly gathering will provide hours of terror and delight to the more refined psychopaths of Washington’s Northwestern corner. Pull up a chair, grab a book, and get ready to spend a bloodthirsty Thursday with complete strangers (new friends?) at Bookpubs.
Below is just a splattering of the kinds of author one might encounter here:
Horror - Stephen King, Anne Rice, Shirley Jackson, Clive Barker, Robert Bloch, Grady Hendrix, Darcy Coates, Thomas Harris, Michelle Paver, Peter Straub, Koji Suzuki, John Langan, Roald Dahl, H.P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, P. Delhi Clark, Claire Kohda, Ira Levin, Kathe Koja, Stephen Graham Jones, Mendel K. Johnson, Edgar Allen Poe, Samuel R. Delany, James Herbert, etc.
Thriller/Mystery - Daphne du Maurier, Paula Hawkins, Ruth Ware, Alex North, Caroline Kepnes, Gillian Flynn, Agatha Christie, Jo Nesbo, John Fowles, Shari Lapena, Liane Moriarty, Kanae Minato, Jennifer Hillier, Mark Edwards, Clare Mackintosh, Truman Capote, Taylor Adams, Peter Swanson, Dennis Lehane, Mary Kubica, Iain Reid, S.P. Somtow, Josh Malerman, etc.
The "Menu"
We endeavor to make your experience with Book Pubs as pleasant as possible. Consequently, our host will provide each of our exclusive members with a menu curated to satisfy even the most insatiable bloodlust. Six items in total, our book menu will include flavors of Horror, Thriller and Mystery and specify plot as well as page count. At the end of each meeting, each member will vote on one book to be read at the next Book Pubs. Members may submit their own choices to be included in the menu ahead of time.
What better way to spend Whatcom’s dark and stormy evenings than by reading atmospheric tales of woe at your favorite local haunt? We’re looking forward to making your acquaintance! Come play! Forever and ever and ever …
(phone rings)
You - Hello
Book Pubs - Hello Horror and Thriller fan
You - Um … Hi. Who is this?
Book Pubs - You tell me
You - Well, I, I have no idea
Book Pubs - What’s your favorite scary book?
You - Oh come on. You know I don’t read that shit
Book Pubs - Why not? Too scared?
You - Well for one thing there are more sophisticated literary genres I could be reading. I mean, do you really think I want to read horror and thriller all year?
Book Pubs - Yesssss!
You - Come to think of it, you're right. That’s exactly what I want to do! What a great idea. So who are you?
Book Pubs - The question isn’t who I am. The question is where I am.
You - S … s … so, where are you?
Book Pubs (in demonic voice) - I’m right behind you!
(Stab! Stab! Stabby stab!)
Join our group chat! (But please attend at least one meeting before signing up so that we know you're a real person ; )- WhatsApp Group Invite
Disclaimer:
Reader Beware
The Nightmarish nature of these books will haunt you until the day you die
Read, if you dare
