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:

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

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

13 October 2026, Philip Roth, The Plot Against America

10 November 2026, Fran Ross, Oreo

8 December 2026, George Saunders, Lincoln in the Bardo

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

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