Anyone who loves a good chick flick or women-centric film will look forward to the sequel of the 2018 multi-starrer Book Club: The Next Chapter set to release in May this year. The film follows four women played by Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen who meet for their book club and have a few fun misadventures. With components of sisterhood, insight, women’s experiences and perspectives on life shared in the film, we look at city-based book club members and hosts for a peek into the solidarity and community these clubs help build.

The real-life version of the film’s club is Mumbai’s Not Just A Book Club, a closed mommy group of nine members. And Shefali Nath Gupta, a leadership and life coach, unknowingly draws parallels to the movie when she speaks about the bond between members of the group.