Vital Culture Book Club terms

Last updated: October 5, 2026

Your membership renews automatically every month until you cancel. You can skip a month or cancel anytime online at vitalculturebooks.com/book-club/manage.

Price and billing

Standard price: $45 a month, plus any sales tax.
Founding members: $39 a month, locked in for as long as your membership stays active.
First charge: founding memberships are first charged on January 15, 2027, when the first box ships. After that, you're charged on the same day each month. Memberships that start later are charged when you sign up, then monthly.
Price changes: we'll email you at least 30 days before any change to the standard price. Founding prices don't change.

Skipping a month

Skip any month you like, as often as you like, as long as you skip before the cutoff: 5 days before your next billing date.
You won't be charged or sent a box that month. Skipping doesn't cancel your membership, so founding members keep the $39 price.
After the cutoff, that month's box is already being prepared, and the charge goes through.

Canceling

Cancel anytime online or by emailing [email protected]. No fees.
Cancel before the cutoff and you won't be charged again. Cancel after the cutoff and you'll get that month's box, then nothing more.
Founding price: if you cancel and later rejoin, you'll pay the standard price at that time. The $39 founding price doesn't come back.
Before your first charge: founding members can cancel any time before January 15, 2027 and are never charged.

If a payment fails

We'll email you and retry the card several times over about two weeks. Update your card at /book-club/manage to keep your membership going.
If every retry fails, the membership ends. Founding members who update their card within 30 days after that get the $39 price back when they restart.

Boxes and books

Each box includes the month's book and member extras. Contents and partner gifts change month to month.
A damaged or wrong book in a box is replaced free, under the same rules as store orders. Otherwise boxes can't be returned or refunded once they ship.

Gift memberships

Gift memberships are prepaid for 3 or 6 months and don't renew automatically.
A gift can be refunded until its first box ships. After that it isn't refundable.
When a gift ends, the recipient can choose to start their own membership at the standard price.

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