The Villager Book Club is a roaming book club and occasional reading retreat, popping-up at intimate venues in villages, towns and cities across the UK. Events are hosted by me, Emma Galvin, with the aim of finding connection through the books we love.
You’ll be able to find out about our latest book picks and upcoming events on Instagram, and details about how to book our events will be posted there too, along with dates, times and venues.
You don’t have to come along to every event, just pick the ones you can make it to, but it’s a good idea to book early as spaces are limited by the nature of our venues.
Upcoming Events
Thursday 26 November 2026: The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester, Oboe Fine Wine, Eydon, Northamptonshire
We have a lovely event lined up for our November book club, with a five flight wine tasting to pair with John Lanchester’s first published novel The Debt to Pleasure.
Published in 1996, The Debt to Pleasure has been awarded the Whitbread First Novel Award, the Betty Trask Prize and the Hawthornden Prize and is described as a skilful and wickedly funny account of the life of a loquacious Englishman named Tarquin Winot, revealed through his thoughts on cuisine as he undertakes a mysterious journey around France. The revelations become more and more shocking as the truth about the narrator becomes apparent.
It should give us the perfect indulgent reading material to digest as we cosy up by the fire in this beautiful boutique setting, accompanied by our wine tastings and some cheese and crackers.
Spaces at this event are limited to just 10 due to venue capacity, so please do book in early to make sure you’re in. Tickets are £25 per person, to include nibbles and drinks, and are available to book here.
If you’d like to order a copy of The Debt to Pleasure, you can do so using our affiliate program at Bookshop.org here.
PAST Events
29 October 2026: May We Feed The King by Rebecca Perry, Chapel & Co., Blakesley, Northamptonshire
29 September 2026: Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy & Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, Stowe Heights Farm, Church Stowe, Northamptonshire
15 June 2026: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller, The Manor House, Culworth, Northamptonshire
23 May 2026: Babette’s Feast by Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), The Food Library, Northampton
10 May 2026: Pride & Prejudice Literary Lunch & Open Garden, Woodhill Park Estate, Oswestry, Shropshire
26 April 2026: The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak, Hotpod Daventry, Northamptonshire
26 March 2026: Heartburn by Nora Ephron, Chapel & Co., Blakesley, Northamptonshire
29 Jan 2026: A Girl in Winter by Philip Larkin, The Manor House, Culworth, Northamptonshire
10 December 2025: The Resurrection of Flo by Jo Wood at Chapel & Co, Blakesley, Northamptonshire
11 November 2025: Audition by Katie Kitamura at The Royal Oak, Eydon, Northamptonshire
16 October 2025: Slanting Towards the Sea by Lidija Hilje at Chapel and Co, Blakesley, Northamptonshire