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 Spring 2024 course (beginning March 2024), the selected titles are:

• 19 March 2024, Katherine Dunn, Geek Love

• 23 April 2024, Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting

• 21 May 2024, J. L. Carr, A Month in the Country

• 25 June 2024, Anna Burns, Milkman

• 30 July 2024, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad

• 10 September 2024, Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights

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