Welcome to The Shelter Book Club! We’re so pleased to have you join us and look forward to hearing from you in our discussions. Why not say hello and introduce yourself on the ‘Messages’ tab – we'd love to hear from you! Most of our conversations will take place here, so do take a minute to look around.

You can find out what books we’re reading in the ‘Currently Reading’ tab, what our next Q&A’s and events will be in the ‘Meetings’ tab and add your book recommendations to the ‘Books We Want to Read’ tab. Every 6 weeks we’ll announce the Shelter pick for the cycle and take the 3 books with the most votes to the poll determining the members choice for that cycle - so do keep adding to this section.

We want to ensure this club is a safe space for all to share their thoughts and build meaningful discussion. To do this we need to adhere to our club guidelines:

This is a safe space for all our members to engage in conversation about important and relevant discussion topics. It is a place for openness, learning and informed discussion.
We know that some of these conversations may be uncomfortable but we will positively engage in them with respect, kindness and appreciation towards others
We are mindful of the different backgrounds and perspectives our members have and see this as a positive club attribute
We recognise that members will have different views, interpretations and reactions to events and themes where there is no blatant or underlying forms of discrimination
Discrimination can occur across discussions verbally as well as in our body language. We will make a conscious effort to ensure we are not discriminating against others whether they are individual members of the club or other communities such as people with disabilities, from ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ etc...
We agree that it is not acceptable to make a person or people feel inadequate regardless of our personal beliefs and opinions and will not willingly do that

We will speak to members who do not follow these guidelines and reserve the right to remove anyone persistently offending from the club.

If you feel you have been targeted by another member and would like to report it please get in touch with us. You can also contact us with any questions or feedback at shelterbookclub@shelter.org.uk