Welcome to Chichester Book Club

Photograph courtesy of Natalie Miller

Chichester Book Club is a website for anyone who loves reading, whether you live in the Chichester area or further afield.

The site was launched in 2010 by local author Isabel Ashdown, in response to the large number of enquiries she was receiving from her readers, many of whom were looking for reading group guides to help kickstart their book club discussions.  And so, Chichester Book Club was born.

Authors Isabel Ashdown, Gabrielle Kimm and Jane Rusbridge all live in the Chichester area, and, at different stages, each has studied Creative Writing at the University of Chichester, where Jane also teaches.  The trio now regularly teams up for readings, literary festivals and creative workshops, often working with local organisations to support fundraising events.

If you’d like to chat, you can follow us on Twitter, where we’re always happy to answer questions and talk about our writing.  We hope you enjoy reading our books and visiting the website.

All the very best,

Isabel, Gabrielle & Jane