A BOOK CLUB FOR HUNGRY READERS
Prologue
Hi! We are Bea and Emily, two friends with a shared love for reading and eating, preferably at the same time. We decided to start a book club so we have an excuse to read and eat more often, in the company of other people who enjoy this past-time as much as we do.
Each Book Snacks 'chapter' is a six-week cycle, designed to give us all plenty of time to read each book. The new book will be announced straight after the previous chapter ends, and each chapter will conclude with a delicious meet-up at Stories Studio in Shoreditch, with drinks, snacks and chats about the book.
Book Snacks Chapter 3 officially launches on Tuesday 2nd June with our next book, Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke.
The Story
‘My name is Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive…'
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and her followers are sick with envy. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers and industrial-grade ovens behind the scenes? What her followers don’t know won’t hurt them.
Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children―they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn't her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.
As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.
Epilogue
Over the six weeks, we'll be chatting about the book we're reading on WhatsApp, but don't worry, there's no pressure to be involved with this - you can engage as much or as little as you like. We won't be bombarding you with messages, or checking up on your reading progress, we'll just be popping by every now and again to check in and share our reading journeys as we read the story together but at our own pace.
We'll also send information over on WhatsApp about the IRL meet-up so everyone knows where they need to be and when.
Secure your spot to the third chapter of Book Snacks here. Tickets are £20 and include attendance to our Book Snacks gathering on 14th July 2026 at 6.30pm (with snacks and wine) and you can buy your copy of Yesteryear from Waterstones here (or wherever you normally get your books from) ahead of us launching Chapter 3 on the 2nd June. Spaces are really limited so please only purchase a ticket if you are definitely able to attend. We can’t wait to read and eat with you!
Love Emily + Bea x
