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!

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.

April
Our book for April will be 'When we Speak of Nothing' by Olumide Poopola. "Best mates Karl and Abu are both 17 and live near King's Cross. It's 2011 and racial tensions are set to explode across London. Abu is infatuated with gorgeous classmate Nalini but dares not speak to her. Meanwhile, Karl is the target of the local "wannabe" thugs just for being different. When Karl finds out his father lives in Nigeria, he decides that Port Harcourt is the best place to escape the sound and fury of London, and connect with a Dad he's never known." We will be welcoming author Olumide Poopola to talk about her novel on 28th April 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.