The Shelf

Every book the Book and Gin Society has discussed since February 2025, filed the way we file them, with the newest at the top.

April 2026

18 books, 5 members, 4 changed hands

  • The Correspondent

    Virginia Evans
    Brought by Kate Changed hands
    Soft Fiction
  • Mother Mary Comes to Me

    Arundhati Roy
    Brought by Kate Changed hands
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • Mad Mabel

    Sally Hepworth
    Brought by Kate Changed hands
    Soft Fiction
  • The Running Ground

    Nicholas Thompson
    Brought by Kate Changed hands
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • The Uncool: A Memoir

    Cameron Crowe
    Brought by Kate
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • Fundamentally

    Nussaibah Younis
    Brought by Kate
    Soft Fiction
  • The Traitors

    “Listened to on audio.”
    Brought by Kate
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • The Women

    Kristin Hannah
    Brought by Bex
    Soft Fiction
  • A Different Kind of Power

    Jacinda Ardern
    Brought by Weller
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • Lessons in Chemistry

    Bonnie Garmus “Still struggling.”
    Brought by Weller
    Soft Fiction
  • Hidden Valley Road

    Robert Kolker
    Brought by Rachel
    Hard Non-Fiction
  • Stalin and the Scientists

    Simon Ings
    Brought by Rachel
    Hard Non-Fiction
  • How to Share an Egg

    “A culinary memoir.”
    Brought by Stephanie
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • Wild Heart

    Suzanne Rodriguez
    Brought by Stephanie
    Soft Non-Fiction
  • Committed

    Suzanne Scanlon “A feminist take on madness and mental illness.”
    Brought by Stephanie
    Hard Non-Fiction
  • Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

    Richard P. Feynman “Very dated.”
    Brought by Stephanie
    Soft Non-Fiction
    Brought as a warning
  • Stinkbug

    Sinéad Stubbins “Corporate retreat. Weird.”
    Brought by Stephanie
    Soft Fiction
  • Murderland

    Caroline Fraser
    Brought by Stephanie
    Soft Non-Fiction

Brought as a warning Someone read it so you don't have to.

The Minutes.

Every book we discussed, sent after the last Friday of each month.