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 February—July 2027 course, the selected titles are:

16 February 2027, Annie Proulx, The Shipping News

16 March 2027, Richard Ford, The Sportswriter

20 April 2027, Susanna Clarke, Piranesi

18 May 2027, Ivy Compton Burnett, A House and Its Head

15 June 2027, Michael Ondaatje, Coming Through Slaughter

13 July 2027, Iain M Banks, The Wasp Factory

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