Masters Book ClubREAD. GROW. BELONG.
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A MENTORSHIP READING COMMUNITY

Read. Grow. 
Belong.

Reading is the PATHWAY, not the destination. Masters Book Club is a year-round community where books become ideas, ideas become conversations, and conversations change how people LEAD Lives.

Join MBCWhat is MBC?

One membership. Open to everyone. From K60/month on the 12-month membership.

An open book beside a brass reading lamp on a wooden table
“A book is where the thinking starts. What you do next is the life of the club.”
MASTER CHIMBALA, LEAD MEMBER.

What is MBC?

A community you belong to, not a library you buy from.

MBC runs all year. There is one official book at a time, chosen and introduced by Master Chimbala, and a weekly live Reading Room where members meet to think out loud. Around that sit monthly learning encounters, a monthly growth experiment, quarterly community missions, a private library and an annual festival.

You are encouraged to read. You are never required to finish. Nobody is graded, ranked or scored here. What we record is what you actually did, honestly and separately: registered, attended, participated, completed.

Reading is the pathway. Belonging is the whole point.

How growth actually happens

Books do not change people. Sequences do.

Everything MBC builds follows one chain. Each link only works because of the one before it.

  1. 01

    Books

    One official book at a time, chosen with care and read without a race.

  2. 02

    Ideas

    What the book actually argues, and what it asks of you.

  3. 03

    Conversations

    The weekly Reading Room, where ideas are tested out loud with other people.

  4. 04

    Personal Growth

    A monthly experiment that puts one idea into your ordinary week.

  5. 05

    Community

    People who know what you are reading and why it matters to you.

  6. 06

    Action

    Quarterly missions that take the reading out into the world.

  7. 07

    Future

    Different decisions, different work, a different life.

The MBC year

Ten experiences, running all year.

Weekly rhythm, monthly depth, quarterly action, one annual gathering.

See the full programme
WeeklyMBC Reading RoomRead. Reflect. Rise.The live heartbeat of the club: a 60 to 75 minute online conversation about the book we are all reading.WeeklyMBC MomentsShort inspirational messages, twice a week, to keep the thinking alive between Reading Rooms.WeeklyMBC VoiceShort ideas. Fresh perspectives. Meaningful moments.A two to five minute voice note every Wednesday, sent to the community. Not a podcast, a voice you know.MonthlyBeyond the BookA monthly PDF personal growth bulletin that captures the current book's ideas, key points, messages, interpretations, and references. Plus, sharing of other growth materials.MonthlyThe Learning EncounterA monthly guest-led learning event with authors, entrepreneurs, scientists, academics, artists, innovators and leaders.MonthlyThe Growth ChallengeA monthly personal-growth experiment. One idea from the book, practised in your real life for a month.QuarterlyMBC MissionsCommunity missions each quarter, where reading turns into something that actually happens in the world.QuarterlyMBC Book RewardsA quarterly hybrid of earned opportunities, recognition and random gifting. Participation opens doors.As they happenPrivate EncountersMember-only private talks, interviews and messages with vibrant people of interest.AnnualMBC Readers FestivalThe annual flagship gathering of the whole community: reading, awards, exhibitions, launches, talks and future conversations.

The official MBC book

The next MBC book is being chosen

One book at a time. The next cycle is announced to members first.

Coming up

Public sessions are announced here. Members see the full calendar inside My MBC.

Reading Room

Weekly

60–75 minutes, live online

MBC Voice

Wednesdays

2–5 minute voice note

MBC Moments

Twice weekly

Short messages, Mon & Fri

Missions

Quarterly

Reading turned into action

Members of a reading community in conversation, books in hand

The community

One community. Real people. Actual conversation.

MBC has a single WhatsApp community for the day-to-day and a members' workspace on this site for everything that must be remembered properly.

  • Members from anywhere in the world, reading the same book in the same season.
  • Weekly Reading Rooms hosted by the MBC team, with Master Chimbala at the pivotal moments.
  • MBC Voice each Wednesday get short ideas, fresh perspectives, meaningful moments.
  • Birthdays celebrated every week: “This week, we celebrate.”
Inside our community

My MBC

Your journey, recorded honestly.

Every member gets a personal workspace. Not a decorative dashboard — a real record of what you have read, attended, contributed and done.

Current book & journal

The living MBC Reading Journal for the cycle you are in, plus every past journal in the library.

Reading Room & events

Register, attend, take part. Registration, attendance and participation are never treated as the same thing.

Growth & missions

Your monthly experience and quarterly mission, with reflections that stay private.

Journey & recognition

Months with MBC, milestones, contributions and recognition.

Membership

One membership. Three durations. Same everything.

There are no tiers at MBC and there never will be. Longer commitments simply cost less per month. Your membership starts the day your payment succeeds — not in January.

3 months

K210

K70 per month · ZMW

Full access to the Reading Room, the current book and its journal, Learning Encounters, Growth Challenges, Missions, MBC Voice, Beyond the Book, the private Library and the MBC community.

Join for 3 months

6 months

K390

K65 per month · ZMW

Full access to the Reading Room, the current book and its journal, Learning Encounters, Growth Challenges, Missions, MBC Voice, Beyond the Book, the private Library and the MBC community.

Join for 6 months

12 months

K720

K60 per month · ZMW

Full access to the Reading Room, the current book and its journal, Learning Encounters, Growth Challenges, Missions, MBC Voice, Beyond the Book, the private Library and the MBC community.

Join for 12 months

Minimum membership is three months. Membership is open to adults aged 18 and over, anywhere in the world. Amounts are shown in Zambian Kwacha; additional currencies will be added without changing what you get.

READ. GROW. BELONG.

Come Read With Us

One book. One conversation. One community that expects something of you and gives something back.

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Masters Book Club

Reading is the doorway, not the destination. A year-round global reading, learning and personal-development community.

READ. GROW. BELONG.

About

  • What Is MBC?
  • Our Philosophy
  • The MBC Journey
  • Master Chimbala

Programme

  • MBC Reading Room
  • The Learning Encounter
  • The Growth Challenge
  • MBC Missions
  • MBC Voice
  • Beyond the Book
  • MBC Book Rewards
  • Premium Encounters

Books

  • Current Book
  • Reading Cycles
  • Book Archive

Community

  • Our Community
  • Celebrating Members
  • Readers Festival

JOIN

  • Membership
  • Join MBC
  • Member login
  • Contact
  • Book Shop

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Members must be 18 or over. Minimum membership three months.

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