The ‘Critical reading, critical writing’ course is an online class taught by Galley Beggar co-director and Guardian journalist Sam Jordison. Places will be limited to 20 people per class, and the course will run for a six-month period, with six classes to a course (running for two hours per session). For the winter / spring 2021 course (beginning January 2021), the selected titles are:

• Monday 18 January 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Penelope Fitzgerald, The Blue Flower

• Monday 15 February 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

• Monday 15 March 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Joe Haldeman, The Forever War

• Monday 19 April 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Sam Sevlon, The Lonely Londoners

• Monday 17 May 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Alice Walker, The Color Purple

• Monday 21 June 2021 (19:00–21:00) – Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

After booking, a welcome email will be sent to you, with further information.