July Book Club 2026

Welcome to Tea Shop Book Club!

Our super popular online book club is back! We take a special focus on specific genres and forms of literature each session, and monthly zoom meetings will feature special guest speakers to offer more context & depth to our discussions.

Club meets on the last Sunday of each month via Zoom from 10am-12pm PST. An email will be sent out the week before the meeting with discussion topics, zoom link ad introduction to the month's guest speaker! For the full season's schedule, click here.

Each box includes:

• 2 tea pairings, 1 oz each (1 caf, 1 decaf)
• 1 surprise goodie
• 1 book copy
• 1 letter from Friday

This season, we're offering a BYOB(ook) option, allowing you to source your own copy if you prefer!

And now, we present our July Selection: They by Kay Dick

From the publisher:

"Set amid the rolling hills and the sandy shingle beaches of coastal Sussex, this disquieting novel depicts an England in which bland conformity is the terrifying order of the day. Violent gangs roam the country destroying art and culture and brutalizing those who resist the purge. As the menacing “They” creep ever closer, a loosely connected band of dissidents attempt to evade the chilling mobs, but it’s only a matter of time until their luck runs out."

Content Warnings: Forced conformity, dulled emotions

Genre: Queer literary fiction, rural dystopia

Page Count: 128

Signup Deadline: July 1st
Zoom Meeting: July 26th