About Us
Founded in 2023, Book People aims and provide to foster community a fun and vibrant space for book lovers. in person meetings are held in the DFW metroplex ( generally in Carrollton, Addison, Plano or Frisco). In 2025 we aim to expand access to our community by offering the option to join us virtually.
Book suggestions can be submitted in person or via this website.
Voting for new book selections takes place at our in person meetings. Books of all genres are welcome and will be considered.
In addition to being a thriving community of like-minded bookish people, We believe in putting our money where out mouth is. We’ve partnered with two literacy based charities local DFW, all proceeds of the blog on this website (coming soon) go to the maintenance of this site, and to our charity partners.
Check out our Charity Partners
Catch Up & Read
Founded in 2009, Catch Up & Read’s mission is to empower children from underserved communities to read on grade level by the end of third grade by equipping their teachers with best practices in literacy intervention.
Catch Up & Read trains and coaches campus teachers to elevate their instructional skills and deliver targeted tutoring. Catch Up & Read’s model of improving teacher competency provides a long-term multiplier that impacts thousands of students for years to come.
Since its inception, CAR has trained over 500 teachers who have impacted over 50,000 students with high-quality, effective reading instruction. Based on results and recommendations from partner schools, Catch Up & Read has a waiting list for its services. For more information, go to: www.catchupandread.org/.
You can donate directly to Catch Up & Read here:
https://www.catchupandread.org/donate
You can donate your books to Catch Up & Read here:
Literacy Achieves
At Literacy Achieves, we understand the difficulty many non-native English speakers have in finding the time, transportation, technology, childcare or money they need in order to attend English language classes. Our programs are effective because we remove these barriers by providing:
Convenient Scheduling Located in Neighborhoods of Highest Need
Access to Quality Early Childhood Programs
Classes Free of Charge, yet Accountability Driven
A Structured Program Approach with Multiple Levels Offered Through Daily Classes
Online Classes Offered
In 2023-2024 Literacy Achieves, served 1,180 adults and 278 children. You can read more about Literacy Achieves here: https://www.literacyachieves.org/
You can donate directly to Literacy Achieves here:
https://www.literacyachieves.org/donate/
You can volunteer with Literacy Achieves here: