The Riverbend Readers Book Club

For Riverbend Readers Book Club members, please scroll down to find out what your current and next book club books are. You will also find a calendar of dates and the list of books that you've read over the past year. For guests, please feel free to peruse the Riverbend Readers page, and fill out an Expression of Interest form if you would like to join the Riverbend Readers waiting list.

Keep in mind that if you live outside Brisbane and cannot physically attend our book clubs, you can still read the books! Sign up for our Book of the Month program and receive the latest offering from Riverbend Readers.

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BOOKCLUB DATES FOR 2026

Mondays - 6pm and 7:30pm | Tuesdays - 10am, 6pm, and 7:30pm | Wednesdays - 10am, 1pm, 6pm, and 7:30pm | Thursdays - 6pm and 7:30pm | Sundays 2pm

2026 CALENDAR

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SEASCRAPER BY BENJAMIN WOOD

Longlisted for the 2025 Booker prize 

SEASCRAPER is a mesmerising portrait of a young man confined in by his class and the ghosts of his family's past, dreaming of artistic fulfilment.

Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa's trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp; spending the rest of the day selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.

When a striking visitor turns up, bringing the promise of Hollywood glamour, Thomas is shaken from the drudgery of his days and begins to see a different future. But how much of what the American claims is true, and how far can his inspiration carry Thomas?

 Haunting and timeless, this is the story of a young man hemmed in by his circumstances, striving to achieve fulfilment far beyond the world he knows.

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