Common questions

In the USA, membership is $17.99 USD/month (accounts for 1 book) and $9.99 for each extra book. In Canada, membership is $25.99 CAD/month (accounts for 1 book) and $13.99 for each extra book.

You can sign up for membership by downloading our mobile app or by using our website. Place your first order to kickstart your membership!

Active members are charged on the evening of the last day of the month and credits are distributed shortly after. New books drop the following morning.

One credit functions as one book. If you have additional credits, you can use them to add books to your box.

We’ve got your back! If you forget to choose or don’t like any of the selections *sad face* your credit can be used the following month as credits never expire. Please note that to opt out of the monthly fee you must skip.

Every month, active members can choose to skip by clicking “Skip this month” under the Profile tab on our app. The deadline for choosing to skip is the 15th of the month. You can skip as many months in a row as you’d like.

When you skip a month, you don’t get billed on the next billing cycle. For example, If you skip October, you won’t be billed for November, but will be able to use your existing credit towards a November book.

To be eligible to skip you must fit all 3 criteria:

1. Be an active member for at least 1 billing cycle.

2. Not have ordered a box for that month.

3. Click “Skip this month” in-app before the 15th of the month.

Feeling regret? No worries, please contact support at info@aardvarkbookclub.com and we can unskip you!

You can update your payment method by going to Membership & Billing under your Profile and following the prompts.

Absolutely! You are welcome to create as many Aardvark accounts as you would like. Please note that each account is limited to ordering 3 books per month.

We’ll be sad to see you go, but absence makes the heart grow fonder. We wouldn’t dream of you having to call us. You can cancel your membership directly on the app.

We ship to the USA & Canada! Please contact support at info@aardvarkbookclub.com if you are mailing to Puerto Rico, an APO/FPO address, or PO box so we can set up your account.

We do! Please email our support team at info@aardvarkbookclub.com and they can help you set up your address.

You will receive a tracking # via email as soon as your order has shipped. We aim to ship orders within a few business days of being received.

If the book(s) in your most recent order appears on the “My Shelf” tab in-app then your order has been received!

Please contact support at info@aardvarkbookclub.com so we can set up your account.

We aim to ship out orders within 1-2 business days of being received. Unless otherwise stated, all of your books will be shipped in the same box.

You can update your shipping address by going to Membership & Billing under your Profile and following the prompts.

Please contact support at info@aardvarkbookclub.com with photos of any damaged books (if applicable).

Shipping is F-R-E-E!

We drop 5-7 new books on the first of the month at 8am ET. Yes, even January 1st! We drop the 1st rain or shine, holiday or not!

Yes! Every month members can select 1 book using their credit and purchase up to 2 extra books at a discount. The first book must be from the newest month’s picks but the extra books can be from any month.

We carry a range of genres from horror to literary fiction to romance to thriller and more! We love spotlighting debut voices and introducing our members to under-the-radar picks. We have a full-time editorial team dedicated to curating our selections.

We exclusively offer hardcover Aardvark editions with a matte dust jacket and buttery soft hardcover underneath. Check under the dust jacket and you’ll notice a foiled hardcover spine. Hardcover > ebooks any day. Our books won’t die on a trans-Atlantic flight!

No, every order must include at least one book from the current month’s selections. Your add-ons (up to 2) can be from any month.

You can remove a book from your box by following these steps:

1. Click the book that is on your box and view its page with the synopsis

2. Click the "View in box" button in the bottom

3. Click the top right corner of a book that you'd like to remove

Very rarely, our team is focused on carrying upcoming picks for our members!

Yes, they’re yours to read, donate, share, annotate or hoard! Loan them to friends at your own risk!

Our boxes include 3 hardcover new releases, a bookmark per book and a postcard with a monthly challenge. Each month of a gift subscription includes 3 books. For example,3 months = 9 books.

When you buy a gift subscription you are instantly emailed an e-gift card to print out or forward to the recipient.

The e-gift card includes a confirmation # + instructions for redeeming the gift.

The gift recipient can choose to sign up for a regular monthly membership if they’d like.

Yes, you can give a gift subscription to an existing member and we’ll apply it to their account.

We launched in Oct 2022 with our first-ever selections.

1. Aardvark is the first word of the English dictionary.

2. It’s a funny looking animal. Those ears! That snout!

3. Why the hell not!

Active members can earn a free credit for every new member they successfully refer! To earn your credit, please send us an email as soon as your friend has ordered their first box (alternatively, they can email with yours ). Please note that we are unable to honour referees at the same mailing address.

Every box comes with a postcard that includes a Monthly Member Challenge. Most challenges include an opportunity to share on socials for the chance to win a free credit.

Every fall our members are invited to vote on their fav read of the previous 12 months of selections. The winner is announced in Dec with a special reprinting in the following Jan.

One Bad Night & Other Stories is an original Aardvark anthology we published for our 3rd anniversary in October 2025. This exclusive horror anthology featured 8 stories (never before published) by previous Aardvark authors. This title is exclusively available through Aardvark Book Club.

Please email our support team at info@aardvarkbookclub.com and we’ll try to get back to you within 1-2 business days.