Greenwich
Wednesday 13 January · 7pm
The Oystercatcher · Reading The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
New places from January
A beautifully hosted monthly gathering for women who love books, meaningful conversation, and making new friends.
Blackheath, Greenwich and Eltham welcome new members from January.
Royal Arsenal Woolwich and Sidcup are coming soon.
Next gatherings
Every seat is taken for now. The books keep coming, and so will new places in January. Join the waiting list and we will save you a seat.
Wednesday 13 January · 7pm
The Oystercatcher · Reading The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
New places from January
Tuesday 12 January · 7pm
Zero Degrees · Reading The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
New places from January
January date coming soon
Eltham GPO · Reading The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
New places from January
Coming soon
Waiting list open
Coming soon
Waiting list open
Tell us where you would love a circle
Coming next
Or start one yourself — become a host.
Already a member? Your seat is included, no need to buy a ticket.
How it works
Every month your circle picks one book. Buy it, borrow it, or listen to it. Any format counts, and so does only getting halfway through.
Once a month we take over a corner of a lovely local venue. The conversation starts with the book and goes wherever the room takes it.
Between meet-ups, your circle lives in a private WhatsApp group, and your membership unlocks events across the whole community as we grow.
Membership
"Come with a friend or come alone. Most of us came alone, and that lasted about four minutes."
What we're building forJoin us
Members choose the books we read, and help shape the events we add and the way each evening runs.
Your membership includes your seat at every gathering, so there is no ticket to buy on top.
New places open in January. The waiting list gets first pick, so leave your name and we will save you a seat.
Join the waiting listCancel any time. No notice period, no minimum term, no awkwardness. Manage or cancel your membership.
Where we're gathering
Zero Degrees · Tuesdays
New places from January
The Oystercatcher · Wednesdays
New places from January
Eltham GPO
New places from January
Coming soon
Waiting list open
Coming soon
Waiting list open
Tell us where you would love a circle
Suggest a locationOr start one yourself — become a host.
Hosting
Every circle needs someone to hold it. Someone who says hello at the door, keeps the evening moving, and makes a room of strangers feel like a room of friends.
If there isn't a circle near you yet, you could be the reason there is one. We look after everything behind it.
Tell us where you are and a little about you, and we'll write back with how it works.
Ask about hostingQuestions
The £5 ticket is a one-off seat at a single gathering, made for trying us out with no commitment. Membership is the ongoing version: a guaranteed seat every month, your circle's WhatsApp group, and access to events across the whole community. If you come on a ticket and decide to join, your £5 comes off your first month, so trying us out effectively costs nothing. Tickets are non-refundable.
No. Finished, half-finished, and "read the first chapter on the bus" are all welcome. The book starts the conversation, it does not gatekeep it.
Please do. Most members join solo, and the evenings are designed so that arriving alone feels easy within about four minutes.
Tell us and we will move you to another, or you can cancel in two clicks. No contracts, no minimum term.
Hand-picked cafés, pubs and wine bars near you. Always somewhere you would happily go anyway.
Quite possibly. We add circles where there is enough interest, and every one of them needs a host. If that sounds like you, tell us where you are and we'll talk it through.
Yes. That is the point of it.