One book each month, inspired by the themes of a meaningful life.
These twelve themes are how Holstee explores what it means to live well. They shape everything we make, and here, they guide what we read.
Read at your own pace, then join a warm, unhurried conversation inside our Circle community. Bring your questions, your perspectives, and your curiosity.
A year of reading with a shape.
Our year moves through twelve themes — the very same ones we explore in the Flourishing Life Course. Each book is chosen for its theme: to deepen, complicate, or make it personal — and carry it into your everyday life.
We read across all genres — memoir, fiction, non-fiction, even poetry — to explore each theme from every angle. Past reads have ranged from Becky Chambers' A Psalm for the Wild-Built to David Whyte's Consolations to Alfred Lansing's Endurance.
Intention
Kinship
Wellness
Compassion
Simplicity
Adventure
Creativity
Passion
Resilience
Integrity
Gratitude
Reflection
Here's what a month looks like.
Read at your own pace all month, then come together for the conversation that makes it click.
Picks go out months in advance, so read now or read ahead.
The Pick Drops
Start of the Month
We announce the month's book. Grab a copy however you like: through our Bookshop.org shop, your local library, or your e-reader.
Read at Your Leisure
All Month Long
Ten minutes or ten hours, on your own schedule. Finished or not, you still belong.
We Meet Live
End of the Month
This is where the club really comes alive: a live video conversation where we go deep on the book together.
Keep It Going
Anytime
Share passages and thoughts on the message board whenever the mood strikes, before or after the meeting.
And there's no "behind." Join mid-book, read last spring's pick this fall, or come to the meeting without finishing — it all still counts.
This is reading for a fuller life, not a syllabus.
Every past pick, everything coming up, and the books we resource inside the Flourishing Life course — organized theme by theme.
Intention — January
Intention — January
Kinship — February
Kinship — February
Wellness — March
Wellness — March
Compassion — April
Compassion — April
Simplicity — May
Simplicity — May
Adventure — June
Adventure — June
Creativity — July
Creativity — July
Passion — August
Passion — August
Resilience — September
Resilience — September
Integrity — October
Integrity — October
Gratitude — November
Gratitude — November
Reflection — December
Reflection — December
Go beyond the page.
Join in for special live author talks — an hour together to explore the book, hear what inspired it, dig into its ideas, try a few of them out, and ask the author your own questions.
Some of our past talks:
What readers are saying:
Jim Smith
I am an avid reader, but left to my own devices, I will often stick with the genres I'm already familiar with. What I love about the book club is that it challenges me to expand my horizons. Then when the community meets, we dive deeper into the characters and plot lines and talk about what surprised us, how we relate to the story and the characters, etc. I feel that I walk away from every meeting enriched. Plus, I usually pick up a few new titles for my “future reading” list!
Sarika Shankarnarayan
In a world optimized for speed, Holstee creates space for depth. As a coach, I know the value of building spaces where people feel safe enough to think out loud-and this book club embodied exactly that. It was a privilege to host a group that showed up with genuine curiosity, listened generously, and engaged in conversations that lingered well beyond the pages of the book.
Diipti
The Holstee Book Club has been an enriching part of my reading life for a few years now. Each month's book connects thoughtfully to Holstee's monthly themes such as Identity, resilience, gratitude and reflection. The discussions go far beyond plot into what these ideas actually mean for how we live. It's good to be part of a community that reads with so much heart and curiosity. I leave every session with new books to love and new ways of seeing the world.
Read more. Read together. Pick your pace.
$10/month
$10.00 per month
$89/year
$7.42 per month
$25/quarter
$8.33 per month
A curated pick each month, the live end-of-month discussion, the community message board, and the full library of past picks to explore anytime.
Cancel anytime for a full refund within 30 days.
Already a Flourishing Life member? The Book Club is included.
FAQs
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Do I need the Flourishing Life membership?
Do I need the Flourishing Life membership?
No. The Book Club stands on its own now — join it by itself and you're fully in. (If you are a Flourishing Life member, it's already included.)
Are the books included?
Are the books included?
No. You bring your own copy, however you like to read: buy it (our Bookshop.org shop supports indie bookstores and helps fund Holstee), borrow it from the library, or load it on your e-reader. What you're joining is the curation, the community, and the conversation.
What if I miss a month, or don't finish the book?
What if I miss a month, or don't finish the book?
There's no "behind" here. Come to the conversation anyway — members who show up just to listen often get more from it than the book alone. No pressure to talk, perform, or prove you finished. Every past pick stays open, too, so you can wander back through the library whenever you like.
What kinds of books do we read?
What kinds of books do we read?
We read across genres — fiction, non-fiction, science fiction, memoir, poetry — each chosen to match one of the twelve themes in Holstee's Flourishing framework, and curated by Holstee with input from the community. Past reads have included A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, Consolations by David Whyte, How to Know a Person by David Brooks, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, and The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Do I have to attend the live meeting?
Do I have to attend the live meeting?
Not at all — but showing up is where the magic tends to happen. We gather live in Circle at the end of each month to go deep on the book together; that conversation is the heart of the club. Come and think out loud with people who care about the same kinds of questions, or just listen. Between meetings, the message board is always open.
Can I cancel anytime?
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Manage your plan and cancel whenever you need — no friction, no hard feelings.
What if it's not for me?
What if it's not for me?
We offer a 30-day refund window from your first meeting, so you have time to feel out the books and the community and see if it's your kind of thing.
Can I give this as a gift?
Can I give this as a gift?
Yes. Visit our Gift a Book Club Membership page, choose a plan, and we'll send your recipient a welcome email with everything they need to join the next conversation — no shipping, no waiting.
Gift a year of good reading.
The Book Club makes a warm, lasting gift. Once you buy, we send your recipient a welcome email with everything they need to join the next conversation — no shipping, no waiting, just an invitation in their inbox.
Want the whole experience?
The Book Club is one part of the Flourishing Life Course and Community — twelve monthly courses, gatherings, reflection prompts, and more.
