The people behind the shelf
A small, deliberate team keeps the Chronicles & Curios Society running — the reading, the floor, the design and the office.
Founder & Chair
Founder · chairs every plenary
Laverne founded the Chronicles & Curios Society on a single conviction: reading is a professional discipline, and a book club should hold itself to the standard of one.
She sets the monthly selection with the reading committee, chairs the closing plenary and writes the editorial notes that open each cycle.
Personal Assistant to the Founder
Office of the Founder
Quillora manages the office of the founder: the calendar, the residency invitations, partnership correspondence and the practical machinery that keeps a collective of hundreds running on time.
Press enquiries, scheduling with Laverne, and anything requiring the founder's attention should be routed here first.
More info — open the box below to reach Quillora directly.
Book Club Moderator
Moderates the members' floor
Clara runs the members' floor. She opens each week's discussion thread, keeps the reading on schedule and makes sure every argument is anchored to an actual passage rather than a vibe.
She also chairs author residencies, prepares the discussion questions attached to each weekly chapter range, and welcomes every new member personally. If you need a question answered about a reading, a session or how a discussion is run, Clara is the right desk.
More info — open the box below to reach Clara directly.
Creative Design Assist — Design Lead
With the Society for several years
Lerato leads creative design across everything the Society publishes — the monthly selection plates, the cover treatments, the event artwork and the visual identity that holds the whole collection together.
Having worked with the club for several years, Lerato is the reason a Chronicles & Curios page looks like a curated exhibition rather than a reading list. All design, branding and artwork requests go through this desk.
More info — open the box below to reach Lerato directly.
How we work
Every part of the Society has a named person behind it — so nothing reaches you unread or unedited.
The founder and reading committee set each monthly title.
The moderator runs discussion, questions and residencies.
Creative design shapes every plate, cover and event page.
The founder's office handles press, scheduling and partners.
