If you love reading, you’ll love the Reader’s Digest and Rest Less Book Club.

From fantastic author talks to engaging reads, book recommendations and more, this club is perfect for book lovers everywhere.

The best thing? You can enjoy all the club has to offer from the comfort of your home, and all for free!

Book Club Testimonials from existing members

Lesley:  "Rest Less Book Club is the first book club to which I've belonged. Since joining, in April 2021, I have thoroughly enjoyed the interaction with other members and the varied discussions on each of our chosen books. It is also extremely exciting to be able to actually 'meet' the author & to be part of a very well run Q&A session or to have an expert imparting their knowledge on the author & their books.  Being part of the book club has definitely broadened my reading in a way that I almost didn't think possible! My involvement with the book club has definitely had a very positive impact on my wellbeing as I feel I have grown as a person by reading the different genres and techniques of writing that I, otherwise, would probably not have read!  If you have an interest in reading but, maybe, need a little motivation, I would certainly recommend joining a book club as I think it's a brilliant way to enjoy books and the plethora of  literature out there as well as meeting some fantastic people with whom to discuss books!"

Elaine: "I particularly enjoy the Rest Less book group because I have met people from all over the world and exchanged ideas about more than books. The same people attend the book group on a regular basis so we are able to build friendships creating a real community.

I used to run book groups for Midlothian Libraries. They did not continue during the pandemic so it was great to have The Rest Less book group. The added bonus is being part of a larger community with more diverse reading habits and great suggestions for books. Abbie from Rest Less makes great book choices giving us all a chance to try new authors with the added bonus of author talks. We then get an insight into what influences and experiences formed the creative processes that went into the books.

To anyone thinking about joining a book group I would highly recommend Rest Less to meet new friends and try books you wouldn’t normally read and get ideas from fellow members.

Book groups are particularly good for shy people because you can just listen and if you struggle with conversation, talking about a book gets you over that hurdle."

Paula:  "I enjoy being part of a Book Club as I can share a love of books with a large group of like-minded people online.

Being part of the Rest Less Book Club has opened up an opportunity for me to discover new books and authors and meet a very interesting cross section of people from across the world! 

My general wellbeing and mental health has greatly improved over the last two years because the Book Club has enabled me to meet up twice monthly via Zoom for a lively coffee morning and once a month for a Q&A session with the author of book of the month. These events are very welcome to me, living alone. The Book Club, and Rest Less generally, has really found a great way to tackle loneliness. Meeting and chatting with a large group of fellow book lovers is very inspiring.

I would 100% recommend joining a book club. Even online it’s a great place to swap ideas, reminisce about favourite books read long ago and get great tips on what to read next."

If books aren’t quite your thing, Rest Less Events offer over 100 online events per month to try. So whether you fancy getting fit, want to try your hand at a new skill, or simply wish to sit back and relax with a virtual tour whilst being part of a friendly online community, signing up for classes and events with Rest Less Events could be just what you have been looking for.

And as a Reader’s Digest reader, you get to enjoy any 4 events every month, for free!

Simply sign-up at and then choose which class to join (or join each class if you’re up for it!). If you can’t make the live event, Rest Less Events will even send you an email with a recording for you to enjoy at a convenient time.