A BOOK CLUB FOR HUNGRY READERS
Prologue
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.
The Story
Book Snacks Chapter 1 officially launches on Saturday 3 January, and will look a little bit different to the usual format because we're launching with an exciting partnership with Picador Books! Everyone who signs up to Book Snacks Chapter 1 will receive an early advanced reader copy of Almost Life, the brand new novel from the bestselling and award-winning Kiran Milwood-Hargrave. We'll be among the first readers to devour Kiran's breathtaking story of love and longing, of the lives we almost live and the choices we don't make, before the book even hits the bookshelves. Get ready to fall in love, and go back in time to Paris, 1978...
One chance encounter can define a lifetime.
Erica and Laure meet on the steps of the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, 1978. Erica is a student, relishing her first summer abroad before beginning university at home in England. Laure is studying for her Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, drinking and smoking far too much, and sleeping with a married woman.
The moment the two women meet the spark is undeniable. But their encounter turns into far more than a summer of love. It is the beginning of a relationship that will define their lives and every decision they have yet to make. Spanning cities, decades and heartbreaks, fate brings them within touching distance again and again.
But will they be brave enough to seize the life they truly want?
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.
Epilogue
Secure your spot to the first chapter of Book Snacks here. Tickets are £20 and include attendance to our Book Snacks gathering on Wednesday 11 February 2026 at 7pm (with snacks and wine) plus a free copy of the book. 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
