2026 Reading groups

• General Fiction: 2026, Mon @12pm, weekly in SURLY

  • All kinds of cool fiction!! We do fantasy, sci-fi, cute fluffy queer romances, historical fiction - all sorts of interesting stories to chat about together.
  • Books read recently: Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne, Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, My Wives under the Sea by Julia Armfield & Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

• Historical Fiction: Tuesdays @ 2pm, weekly in SURLY

  • For all history lovers! Join us as we escape to the past each week and experience the trials and tribulations of multigenerational historical fiction!
  • Books read recently: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez & Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

• Retellings: Myths & Legends: Thurs @ 3pm, weekly in SURLY

  • Recent years have seen a new wave of fiction that takes world-famous stories and turns them on their head. This reading group is for lovers of Madeline Miller and Jennifer Saint, Homer and Perrault. Join us in unravelling the twisted tales of Myths & Legends retold!
  • Books read recently:  The Bloody Chamber  by Angela Carter, Gilded by Marissa Meyer, Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim, Mythos by Stephen Fry,  Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Heartless by Marissa Meyer, & Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

• Romantasy: Tues @11am, weekly in SURLY

  • Love is in the air, but so are dragons!! This group is for those who enjoy reading a combination of romance and fantasy - come join us weekly for a healthy dose of fluff, spice, fairies and elves!
  • This is a new group for 2026! Come along and feel free to bring ideas for what we should read :)

• FOME: Fellowship of Middle Earth: Weds @12.15pm, fortnightly in SURLY

  • Fantasy book club, brought to you by the Fantasy & Sci-Fi Association!
  • For readers who crave more in the Urban, seekers of the Supernatural; for those with limitless imaginations, who search the High and the Low for a new read; for Romantic dreamers with their cozy Slice-of-Lifes and Fairytales; for those drawn to the Weird … and the Queer, China Miéville and Andrew Joseph White; for Dystopias and Utopias and Science reimagined; for strange casts, stranger beasts and the strangest worlds. From space operas to cosmic horror, epic Tolkien novels and superhero comics, join us for tales of Fantasy and Science-Fiction as we explore all their broad subgenres together; traverse a book alongside us or just chat about your own solo adventures in these grand realms.

Click on the links to sign up and the facilitators of your book club will contact you directly via email.

Previous Book Clubs

Previous groups have read Science Fiction, Queer Literature, Poetry, Feminist Literature, Philosophy, Romance, Fantasy......

Do wanna start any of these up again? Have another idea? Sign up to start a group here!