An exciting literary journey through unforgettable classics — a new selection each month.
Your Monthly Experience
The Blue Crab Classic Book Club is a digital-first monthly reading experience designed to make discovering and rediscovering classic literature easy, enjoyable, affordable and beautifully curated.
Discover a captivating classic each month.
Members receive the Book of the Month in EPUB and PDF. Each monthly selection is available to download during its featured month, and once downloaded, it’s yours to keep and enjoy as part of your personal classic library.
We also feature the Book of the Month on the Blue Crab Books website with a spoiler-free introduction to the story and what makes it worth reading.
Readers are also invited to join the optional moderated discussion in the comments on the monthly Book of the Month post on our website. Share your thoughts, respond to reading questions, or simply follow along with the conversation at your own pace.
How Membership Works
- One featured classic each month
- Book of the Month in EPUB + PDF
- Book of the Month blog feature on our website
- Members blog post with questions for discussion
- Download the month’s selection while it is featured
- Join the optional moderated discussion on our website
- Once downloaded, it’s yours to keep
- Cancel anytime
What You’ll Read
Every month brings a new literary experience, with selections drawn from a rich variety of classic literature. From beloved favorites such as Pride and Prejudice, Frankenstein, Dracula, and Treasure Island to lesser-known works waiting to be rediscovered, each selection opens the door to another literary world.
A members blog post will include questions for discussion, helping you explore each book more deeply at your own pace.
Our Collections
The Blue Crab Classic Book Club is built around distinct literary collections — each one offering its own mood, voice, and literary experience. Every month, your Book of the Month is selected from one of these collections, giving you a rich, balanced journey through unforgettable classics.
- Gothic Collection — atmospheric, shadowy, haunting
- Crime & Mystery Collection — sharp, stylish, clever storytelling
- Adventure Collection — wild frontiers, exploration, storms, seas, survival, and the raw power of nature
- Women’s Classics Collection — wit, insight, brilliance, unforgettable heroines
- Fantasy Collection — imagination, wonder, myth, and worlds beyond the ordinary
- Memoirs & Autobiography Collection — remarkable real lives as dramatic as fiction
These collections add depth and variety to your reading year, ensuring every month feels fresh, immersive, and unforgettable.
Gift a Membership
Give the gift of literature.
A Blue Crab Classic Book Club membership makes a thoughtful gift for a reader who loves discovering timeless books.
Organization Membership
Bring the Book Club to your organization.
We offer membership options for libraries, schools, nonprofits, senior communities, and other organizations interested in sharing the Blue Crab Classic Book Club with their readers.
Each month, participating organizations receive the featured Book of the Month and Facilitator’s Guide, giving staff an easy way to offer a ready-made literary program without having to create discussion materials from scratch.
The Facilitator’s Guide can be used to support book discussions, reading groups, facilitated conversations, educational programs, enrichment activities, and other literary programming. With background context, reflections, and discussion questions already prepared, organizations can spend less time developing materials and more time engaging with their readers.
Readers can also follow the Book of the Month blog and optional moderated discussion on the Blue Crab Books website, creating an engaging, guided reading experience for groups.
To find out more about Organization Membership, send us an email.
Member Support
Members are always welcome to reach out to us.
We’re here to help whether you have a question about the Book of the Month, need help accessing your digital downloads, have a question about your Reader’s Companion, or need assistance with your membership. Support is friendly, personal, and available whenever you need it.
Have Questions?
Find answers about monthly selections, digital downloads, Reader’s Companions, membership and billing, website discussions, Organization Memberships, and more.
Join the Club
Begin your next literary journey today.
Join the Blue Crab Classic Book Club and discover a new classic each month.
Read at your own pace, build your personal library of downloaded classics, and join the optional moderated discussion on the Blue Crab Books website whenever you’d like.