Who's Jack

If you’re not busy Carnival-ing this weekend then The Book Club have a nice alternative in the form of a their annual street party, Bookstock. This Sunday from  12pm – 9pm (with an after party inside The Book Club afterwards) the venue will be providing music, dancing, dressing up, games, balloons, bunting food and booze. There … read more»

  A loose-knit collective of artists, musicians, bloggers and listeners have come together to make new Sunday residency,  Live & UNamplified. Quiet stripped back sets will be offered by the likes of Beans on Toast and The Half Sisters as well as this month, a live set from Russell Swallow who the ICA has described as … read more»

On Friday 29th April Leonard Street and The Book Club will be hosting a royal wedding street party. Shoreditch’s Leonard Street opening it’s doors to those looking to celebrate the wedding or those who just want to have an old fashion knees up with an outdoor festival taking place on the road outside which will kick off at … read more»

The Book Club on Leonard Street always hosts a great night when the pub is a bit dull and a gig or some other expensive ticketed event seems a bit too much, what’s more is that you can pick up a copy of Jack there! But onto the point, back from his first sold out show at The Book Club in january Scroobius Pip returns with his spoken … read more»

At 1 pm, every day, nearly 600 bingo halls across the UK open. Michael Hess tells Jack about the fascinating characters he found on his recent photographic project, Bingo and Social Club. A few days ago we announced that Michael Hess would showcase a selection of his images from the recently published book, Bingo and Social Club at The Book … read more»

Are you single? Looking for an alternative way to meet someone that doesn’t involve in cringey 3 minutes of chat before a bell pings and you’re forced to move on to another table? Well this could well be for you. Tonight at The Book Club in Shoreditch they are hosting a Speed Listening night aka where you play each other your … read more»

Andy Willsher‘s photography has, for the past 20 years, captured the music culture of our generation and now he is exhibiting some of his best work at The Book Club in Shoreditch. The exhibition, The Black and White Collection, will open in early November and celebrates the last 20 years of his career. To check out the exhibition head to … read more»

The great venue that is Book Club celebrates it’s first birthday this October with a whole WEEK of events. The venue has added a great sense of alternative to the East, a hard thing to do. But with it’s laid back daytime coffee atmosphere turning to amazing parties and filled dance floors come night time not to mention a whole … read more»

Every so often the tidal wave of press releases slows, and Jack instead focuses on our lovely stockists. Today it’s the turn of The Book Club, based on Leonard Street, the bar/cafe/cultural hub that brings together wit, wisdom and enough food and drink to see you through from early breakfast to a nightcap at last orders at the bar, … read more»

VV Brown launched her long-awaited comic book last night at The Book Club. Who’s Jack went along and was mightily impressed with the way The Book Club was transformed into a live comic book scene… we’re talking a lot of smoke, a cardboard forest and great goody bags with the new comic and t-shirt thrown in. The City of … read more»