Book clubs are a well-known form of social engagement and are beneficial for those who take part, yet book clubs are not fully realized within management as a site for learning. This is unfortunate because book clubs that read fiction can foster social processes and help employees in search of more critical and emancipatory forms of learning. We theoretically synthesize the literature to advance current thinking with regard to book clubs as critical public pedagogy in organizations. We begin by introducing book clubs as non-formal adult learning. Then, book clubs that employ fiction as a cultural artifact are presented as a way for members to build relationships, learn together, and to engage in cultural change work. Next, the traditional notions of book clubs are made pedagogically complex through the lens of critical public pedagogy. Finally, we offer two implications: (1) as public pedagogy, book clubs can act as an alternative to traditional learning structures in organizations; and (2) book clubs, when valued as public pedagogy, can be fostered by those in management learning and HRD for consciousness raising and challenging existing mental models in their organizations.

读书俱乐部是一种众所周知的社会参与形式，对参与的人是有益的，但读书俱乐部在管理层中并未完全实现为学习场所。这是不幸的，因为阅读小说的读书俱乐部可以促进社会进程并帮助员工寻找更具批判性和解放性的学习形式。我们从理论上综合了文献，以推进当前关于读书俱乐部作为组织中重要的公共教学法的思想。我们首先介绍读书俱乐部作为非正规的成人学习。然后，将小说作为文化产物的读书俱乐部被展示为成员建立关系、共同学习和参与文化变革工作的一种方式。其次，通过批判性公共教育学的视角，读书俱乐部的传统概念在教育学上变得复杂。最后，我们提供了两个启示：（1）作为公共教学法，读书俱乐部可以作为组织中传统学习结构的替代品；(2) 读书俱乐部，当被视为公共教学法时，可以由管理学习和人力资源开发人员培养，以提高意识并挑战其组织中现有的心理模型。