An independent book club · Chippendale, Sydney
This Might Get Messy
Good books. Different opinions. Excellent company.
A little book club for people who love a good story and an even better conversation. One book every two months. Twenty members. Plenty to talk about.
Our unofficial chairperson.
A Book Club With a Little Personality
Some books stay with you. Others make you wonder why you bothered finishing them. Either way, they're usually more interesting when you've got someone to talk to about them.
This Might Get Messy is a small, independent book club based in Chippendale, Sydney. We meet every two months to discuss what we've been reading, share different interpretations and occasionally discover that the person sitting opposite us apparently read an entirely different book.
There might be a glass of wine. There will definitely be opinions.
You don't need to be a literary expert, finish every chapter or agree with anyone. Just bring your curiosity.
Started by two sisters who love books and good conversation.
How It Works
Read the Book
We choose one book every two months. Buy it, borrow it, listen to it or read it however you like.
Meet in Chippendale
We get together at a local venue for a relaxed conversation about the book. Food and drinks are entirely optional and at members' own expense.
Let the Discussion Begin
Favourite characters, unexpected twists, questionable endings and completely different opinions. Disagreement is encouraged. Respect is expected.
The Book Draw
At every meeting, we randomly draw the name of one attending member. That member gets to choose the book for our next meeting.
A little tradition
The Book Draw
Your name. Your book. Our next discussion.
Every meeting ends with a little suspense.
One member's name is drawn at random, and they get to choose what we all read next. A gripping thriller? A literary masterpiece? Something completely unexpected? It's your choice.
Just remember: you'll have to defend it at the next meeting.
The organisers will choose the first book to launch the club. For future draws, members who have already chosen a book sit out until everyone else has had a turn, where practical.
Limited to twenty
The Founding 20
Twenty places. A little welcome gift. A whole lot to collect.
We're starting small, with just 20 founding members.
Every founding member receives their very own This Might Get Messy welcome collection — a TMGM tote bag, matching bookmark and our exclusive A6 Book Passport, featuring our rather opinionated cat.
But the collecting doesn't stop there.
At every book club meeting, members receive a new collectible bookmark and an exclusive illustrated sticker to add to their Book Passport.
Every meeting: A new book. A new bookmark. A new sticker.
The passport has room to record 12 books, jot down favourite quotes, remember memorable characters, collect stickers and keep track of all those wonderfully different opinions.
A little keepsake of the books we've read and the conversations we've shared.
Membership is completely free. Books are purchased or borrowed independently, and members cover their own food and drinks.
Welcome gifts will be distributed at each founding member's first meetup.
Our next read will be announced soon.
Want In? Join the Club
Open to all adult readers. Membership is free — just bring your curiosity.
20 of 20 founding places remaining
A Little Literary Mischief
Book announcements, reading updates, the occasional questionable opinion and appearances from our unofficial feline chairperson.