Book Groups
If you agree that receiving new and notable books that have been thoughtfully chosen by a team of readers is one of life’s great joys, you’re in the right place. With multiple payment options available, our book groups include an automatic subscription to our quarterly magazine and a beautifully wrapped book sent straight to your door – the perfect gift for any engaged and curious reader.
Recent Book Group Editorial
Flexible
With the choice to receive a book either monthly or quarterly, and the option to either join a rolling subscription or pay for a year up front, our book groups are tailored to your preferences.
Diverse
Within our ethos of sharing new and notable fiction titles that spark conversation, we aim to curate a diverse selection of genres, authors, and themes for you to enjoy throughout the year.
Exclusive
When you sign up to our book group, you will also receive every issue of our quarterly magazine, which provides exclusive insights and content about each month’s book group pick.
Why Join our Book Group?
We know as well as you do that the amount of wonderful books published each month can feel overwhelming, so we are offering you the chance to forgo your reading decisions to our knowledgable team.
Not only that, but we’ll also provide you with extra insights into the book, including interviews with the author, thoughts from the book’s editorial team, and related book recommendations., via our quarterly magazine.
And lastly, although we recognise that purchasing books is a luxury, we genuinely believe there is nothing more warming, consoling, and exciting than receiving new and notable books straight to your door throughout the year.
April’s Book Group Pick
Real Americans is a family epic about identity, sacrifice, choices and fate. It is a wildly imaginative and profound story of betrayal and forgiveness that asks us how far we should go for those we love.
From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny? An exhilarating novel of American identity that spans three generations in one family, and asks: What makes us who we are? And how inevitable are our futures?
Gift Subscriptions
Give the gift of reading to your favourite people with a a year’s worth of books and each of our quarterly magazines. Whether you choose the monthly or quarterly option, the recipient’s books will be beautifully wrapped and sent straight to their door.
What Books will you Receive?
Each month, our expert team set out to uncover a book that we believe deserving of greater attention. Other than a focus on fiction, we have no strict guidelines on the types of authors or genres we choose to feature, as we aim to provide a diverse range of literature to enjoy throughout the year. Because of this, some of the books you receive will be hardbacks and some will be paperbacks.
What we can promise that all titles will be is engaging, beautifully written, and newly published that month. Our accompanying print magazine, included in every Book Group subscription, includes additional thoughts and editorial on our chosen books. For an insight into our choices, our list below features all books chosen over the last six months, as well as links to read our honest reviews of each title.
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From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin comes a family epic about identity, sacrifice, choices and fate. It is a wildly imaginative and profound story of betrayal and forgiveness that asks us how far we should go for those we love.
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A debut from a New Zealand author, Greta and Valdin is a laugh-out-loud exploration of love, siblings, and the Vladisavljevic family unit that you will fall for with all your heart.
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A collection of short stories from acclaimed writer Bridget O'Connor – one of the great short story writers of her generation who had an eye for the glaring reality and absurdity of the everyday.
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London, 1894. John and Henry have a vision for a new way of life. But as the Oscar Wilde trial ignites public outcry, everything they long for could be under threat.
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What does it mean to remember Joined at birth, then pulled apart, Selina and Zora's relationship is marked by a pattern of closeness and separation. Growing up in 50s and 60s. London under the shadow of Enoch Powell, they are instinctively dependent on each other, and yet Zora yearns for her own identity. But in the eyes of the people around them, the twins are interchangeable…
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From the internationally bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies comes an exquisitely crafted work of fiction. Jhumpa Lahiri sets her gaze on the eternally beautiful city, illuminating the frailties of the human condition and dissecting lives lived on the margins.
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How does it work?
All you need to do is decide whether you’d like to receive a book every month or every quarter, and you can leave the rest to us. We aim to send your book towards the beginning of the month, with the quaterly books being sent in March, June, September, and December.
Still unsure?
If you have any other questions about our book groups, you can reach out to our dedicated subscription team, who are always here to help.
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.”
Fran Lebowitz