book club

Novel’s Book Club is an opportunity to share your love of lit with the community we've built around our little bookshop. Each month we'll be selecting a book from our drops which we'll be discussing at the events the following month.

Everyone is welcome at our events, always!

The club is not a subscription service, you opt to attend on a monthly basis, so you don't feel as though you have to commit if you're busy or not interested in our selection for that month.

You can attend by buying a ticket from our site here.

The ticket price includes purchasing the book from us, which you can choose to collect in store or you can opt to have it posted 1st or 2nd class.

How we operate:

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💖📖 How Novel book clubs work:

I give attendees 4-6 weeks before we meet from the date of our ticket sale. There is no pressure to finish the entire book, and I encourage people to still attend if they don't mind spoilers!

Roughly 3 days before we meet, I send out a list of 8 - 12 questions that we'll discuss during the event, and give everyone who is attending the opportunity to add to the question list. I am always mindful of people being nervous about contributing, so I'd emphasise that everyone is welcome at Novel's book clubs and everyone who has attended so far is lovely!

There is a 'thumbs up' system if you'd like to share with the group, I try to make sure everyone's voices are heard.

We have a 5-10 minute break 45 mins in, and then after the event is done, we usually hang about after for a little chat. My mission in that hour is to make things as chilled and welcoming as possible, and my hope is that everyone leaves feeling somewhat enriched by the conversation!

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If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know prior to the event so by dropping us an email (novelsheffield@gmail.com) or leave a note on your purchase of the ticket and we'll do everything we can to ensure that our event is accessible to all.