The Book Club
Book of the Month
This is the main event each month! We vote on these quarterly from a shortlist, and then I usually host two meetings at 11am and 6pm GMT/BST on the last Sunday of the month to discuss. I do a full list of discussion questions for these, and as often as possible some further reading materials, too!
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November: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
December:Under the Glacier by Halldór Laxness
January: Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman
EXPLORE PAST PICKS
We have two Mini Book Clubs which run quarterly. The Hype List is, unsurprisingly, all about new hyped books. The Reference Section is for nonfiction.
Mini Book Clubs
EXPLORE PAST PICKS
Our latest addition! This is open to everyone with priority booking for Book Club Members. Every month I host a screening and discussion for a book adaptation at the Chiswick Cinema in London.
Books on Film
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November: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
December: Under the Glacier by Halldór Laxness
January: Theory of Bastards by Audrey Schulman
EXPLORE PAST PICKS
Buddy Reads
Member-led read-alongs to discuss at your own pace on our Discord server. I’m currently running regular buddy reads for Classic SFF, our speculative fiction project!
The Review
An informal monthly meet up where we each bring a book—or two!—to share with the group. Can be an old favourite, or whatever you’re currently reading.
Book Club Tiers
The community begins here: with this tier you have access to the patron-only feed and Discord server, and early access to videos too.
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Patron-only updates
Early access
Chat community
All the benefits of being part of the community as on the previous tier, but with added access to the monthly Review meetings. Exclusive videos to return soon.
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Patron-only updates
Early access
Chat community
The Review live event
This is the all-access experience. You get all the benefits of the previous tiers, plus links to our monthly Zoom meetings to discuss the book club pick, and all extra materials.
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Patron-only updates
Early access
Chat community
Book Club Zoom
The Review live event
The Publication
Hosted on Substack, the aim of The Unseen Review is to highlight what books are worth your precious reading hours. I’m always scouring the literary world for great new releases and undiscovered backlist gems, and I hope that you’ll be able to find some new favourites through my recommendations.
It’s also my intention to help readers get more out of their books, and to share some of what I’ve learnt in my 10+ years reviewing and analysing novels. I’ll be running courses and slow reads alongside my work as a reviewer.
A monthly newsletter covering a wide range of things, mostly bookish but occasionally otherwise. Free to read for everyone, but paid members have access to the full archive.
The Minutiae
A regular-ish series where I deep dive on a book that actually looks at the novel form itself. Learn about that weird thing—the novel!—with me.
Novel Matters
How to Read and Analyse a Novel
This is a course I designed to help you understand and practise some analysation techniques so that you can get the most out of your reading—English student style!
A slow read entails reading just a few pages a day together of a longer work or series, meaning we can get the most out of our reading. Daily podcast episodes so you can get deeper into the experience.
Coming soon: Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake