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 August 2026 - January 2027 course, the selected titles are:

18 August 2026, Katherine Mansfield, The Garden Party and Other Stories

22 September 2026, Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit 

20 October 2026, Philip Roth, The Plot Against America

17 November 2026, Fran Ross, Oreo

15 December 2026, George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

19 January 2027, Orhan Pamuk (trans. Erdag Göknar), My Name Is Red

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