Est. by Laverne K. Wightman
Chronicles & Curios
Society Book Club
A professional literary collective for readers who treat a book as an artifact worth studying. Monthly selections, weekly chapter readings, author residencies and a members' floor for genuine, rigorous discussion.
- 100+
- Featured authors
- 300+
- Curated titles
- 57
- Archived discussions
Founder
Laverne K. Wightman
“A book club should feel like a private library at midnight — quiet, exacting, and full of arguments worth having.”
The collection
Featured books
A rotating exhibition of the titles our members are reading, arguing about and recommending.
Author residencies
Upcoming events
Nine featured gatherings with the writers shaping our reading list.
Behind the Society
Meet the team
The people who choose the books, run the floor, shape the design and keep the office in order.
Laverne K. Wightman
Founder & Chair
Clara Whitmore
Book Club Moderator
Lerato Mokoena
Creative Design Lead
Quillora
Personal Assistant
Members