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Peg Sousa
Director
Marketing & Book Clubs
Debbie Annett
Director
Reader's Union (UK)

It's a simple formula: couple the best product with the best customer service to deliver F+W titles to members. For more than 30 years, F+W book clubs have offered one-quarter million members the opportunity to create, hone their professional skills, or just have fun.

The U.S. Book Club division is based out of the Cincinnati headquarters, and clubs under the Reader's Union umbrella operate from the U.K.-based David & Charles offices.



For more than 25 years, Writer's Digest Book Club has been offering the newest and best writing instruction books available. Writers will find dozens of books—hand-chosen by our editors—to help overcome writer's block, sharpen their writing skills, ignite creativity, and most importantly, find the perfect market to sell their work.
Established: 1979
Frequency: 14 cycles per year
Location: Cincinnati

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The Needlecrafts with Cross Stitch Book Club helps expand and develop stitching skills with the help from many talented authors and designers. Members can choose from books, kits and accessories on a variety of subjects including cross-stitch, embroidery, quilting, needlepoint, soft furnishings, lace making and many other crafts.
Established: 1983
Frequency: 7 Cycles Annually
Location: United Kingdom

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North Light Book Club is the only book club for fine artists. Members choose from hundreds of the best art books available selected by our staff of expert artists. All mediums are represented from acrylic, pastel and watercolor, to charcoal, pen and ink and colored pencil.
Established: 1985
Frequency: 14 Cycles Annually
Location: Cincinnati

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For beginning or advanced artists, the Painting for Pleasure art club offers the latest instruction books, accessories, and art materials.
Established: 2004
Location: United Kingdom

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Creative Painting Book Club is dedicated to the creative painter/artist. Book topics range from traditional decorative painting to mural painting to landscape painting and more—basically anything creative you may do with paint. Established in 1997, Creative Painting Book Club now boasts more than 40,000 members. Club members can choose from a wide selection of new and backlist books and videos by today's favorite artists and instructors, more than 550 in all.
Established: 1997
Frequency: 14 Cycles Annually
Location: Cincinnati

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The Focal Point book club features practical and inspirational books that offer creative guidance and technical information to create stunning photography. Members can choose from books on landscapes to portraits, the natural world to studio and still life, lighting, special effects, darkroom techniques composition and digital photography.
Established: 1979
Frequency: 7 Cycles Per Year
Location: United Kingdom

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WoodWorker's Book Club offers its members the most comprehensive collection of must-have woodworking books available, anywhere. From a huge range of projects from master craftsmen to the inside scoop on tools and techniques, the Club provides the books members need to make their shop time more satisfying.
Established: 1991
Frequency: 14 Cycles Per Year
Location: Cincinnati

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The Craftsman Society features expert ideas and advice in practical books on routing, turning, furniture making, finishing, joining, making jigs and devices, plus techniques, tools, equipment, plans and projects.
Established: 1985
Frequency: 7 Cycles Per Year
Location: United Kingdom

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The ScrapBook Club helps scrapbookers enhance and enjoy their scrapbooking activities, by providing knowledge and skill-building materials and techniques, while also providing them an opportunity to experience a sense of community and sharing with fellow scrapbooking enthusiasts. In addition to scrapbooking titles, members can choose books from related subjects spanning crafts to genealogy.
Established: 2003
Frequency: 14 cycles per year
Location: Cincinnati

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The Equestrian Society teaches members how to get the most out of a horse and rider, using expert advice from top riders, instructors, vets and trainers. The club features practical books on a variety of subjects including health, breaking and schooling, stable management, breeds and breeding, equipment and competition riding.
Established: 1983
Frequency: 7 Cycles Per Year
Location: United Kingdom

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The Country Review teaches members how to become an expert at favorite country sports including game fishing—from salmon and trout to fly tying; course fishing—from lures and baits to carp and pike; shooting—rough, game, clay and gun fitting; dog training and countryside heritage.
Established: 1972
Frequency: 7 Cycles Annually
Location: United Kingdom

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The Gardener's Society Book Club features top quality books providing all the practical and technical information required on every aspect of gardening. Gardeners of all levels will find books on everything from garden planning and design to plant groups and species, organic and kitchen gardening, to propagation, pruning and pests and diseases.
Established: 1974
Frequency: 7 Cycles Annually
Location: United Kingdom

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Puzzles Plus is Britain's leading specialist jigsaw club. The club offers puzzles from around the world in many designs, some club exclusives. Selections range from classic designs to mystical images.
Established: 2001
Frequency: 7 Cycles Annually
Location: United Kingdom

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The Craft Club features imaginative and practical information on a wide range of craft subjects including, paper crafts, glass painting, stamping and stenciling, mosaics, toy making, home decorating, quilting, cake decorating and much more.
Established: 1974
Frequency: 7 Cycles Annually
Location: United Kingdom

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