12/09/2026
On Thursday evening, my vision came to life and my childhood dreams came true 🥹📚💗
I held my very first Jacqueline Wilson themed book club and wow, what a beautiful, wholesome evening it was.
Everyone knows I like to do things a little differently, so this wasn’t your conventional book club. It was a cosy space to body double alongside one another, enjoy some nibbles, curl up under a blanket and simply use the time in whatever way felt good.
Obviously, I had to include a little pick and mix goodie bag station too. I think buying all the tiny bits and setting it up might genuinely have been one of my highlights 😅
We settled into the evening with a guided meditation to encourage relaxation while I moved around the room with my ocean drum and other sound healing tools. I played frequencies chosen to support both concentration and relaxation, allowing everyone to unwind, read and enjoy the space in their own way.
Throughout the session, I also went around with my tuning forks and offered a little shoulder massage to help everyone settle even more deeply 📖✨
I’m absolutely thrilled to say that the feedback was amazing. It was especially lovely seeing people who had told me they have busy brains or struggle to connect with a book become completely absorbed and read several chapters!
And, of course, my little Olive had to make an appearance at the end to offer everyone a bit of dog therapy and some very important post reading cuddles 🐶🥹💗
Because there has been so much interest, I’m very excited to say that the book club will now become a regular event!
For this first evening, I chose 10 spaces as a pilot number while I figured out how everything would flow. Now that I’ve trialled it and seen how well the space worked, I think I can comfortably open future sessions up to around 12 to 15 book lovers 🥰
The next one is already booked for Saturday 24th October, from 3pm until 5pm.
More details will follow soon. This one will be Jacqueline Wilson themed again, partly because I have so many of her books for you all to borrow and partly because I really do love them 😂 But I already have ideas for lots of other themes too, and I’m always open to hearing yours!
Thank you so much to everyone who snatched up a ticket. Selling out within two days was just incredible, and I’m so grateful for every lovely message, every bit of feedback and everyone who helped bring the evening to life.
Also a special shout-out to my lovely sister for gifting us so many of the books, supporting my slightly wild ideas and helping me out on the evening. I’m so grateful to have you 🥹💗
And, of course, a huge thank you to the wonderful Café Indie for having me 🫶🏼📚✨
Café INDIE