We are now giving you our book choices two months in advance in case you want to read at a more leisurely pace. Join once a month, or once every two months, the choice is yours!

February
Our book for February will be 'The Village of Eight Graves' by Sheisi Yokomizo, one of Japan's most famous and best-loved mystery writers. The novel has it all; secret treasure, murder, a terrible curse and deadly poisonings. The brilliant Kosuke Kindaichi investigates. We excited to welcome Bryan Karetnyk, translator of 'The Village of Eight Graves' as our guest in February.

March
Our book for March will be 'The Gifts' by Liz Hyder. Recounted from five different perspectives, the novel is a rich and rewarding gothic mystery set in nineteenth-century England, where mysterious creatures and a supposed 'fallen angel' spell danger and obsession for four women and a fame-hungry surgeon. We will be welcoming author Liz Hyder to talk about her novel on 31st March in person Upstairs.

If you want to support your local bookshop to purchase your copy, we can recommend Dulwich Books, Clapham Books and Forest Hill Books to name a few. For online sales why not try uk.bookshop.org where you get to allocate the sale to a bookshop of your choice.

If you are not part of the book club list and would like to be, please email signup@thedepartmentstore.com.