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The General Witchfinders Book Club<\/strong><\/h3>

We want to build a community around these books. Locally, that means teaming up with our friends at Teasel & Skylark<\/u><\/a> book shop in Dorchester. Remotely, it means bringing our podcast listeners<\/u><\/a> and zine readers<\/u><\/a> into the conversation. You can read along, share your thoughts on our Instagram<\/u><\/a> and Bluesky<\/u><\/a> pages, and listen to Ross discuss each choice with special guests on a bonus podcast episode every two months.<\/p>

This is also a way to support independent bookshops. If you are close enough to Dorchester, please order your copy through Teasel & Skylark<\/u><\/a> and pop in to collect it \u2013 you will get 10% off the book. If you cannot get to West Dorset, please find your local indie store<\/u><\/a> and buy it from them instead.<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":130823385,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":130823386,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":130823387,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":130823388,"value":null},"template":{"id":130823389,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":130823390,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":130823391,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":130823392,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":130823393,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":130823394,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":5175718,"type":"banner","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":2,"items":[],"properties":{"type":{"id":130823395,"value":"standard"},"title":{"id":130823396,"value":null},"copy":{"id":130823397,"value":null},"titleColor":{"id":130823398,"value":"#{banner.title.color}"},"titleBackground":{"id":130823399,"value":"#{banner.title.background.color}"},"copyColor":{"id":130823400,"value":"#{banner.copy.color}"},"copyBackground":{"id":130823401,"value":"#{banner.copy.background.color}"},"contentWidth":{"id":130823402,"value":"95%"},"textShadow":{"id":130823403,"value":"#{banner.text.shadow}"},"borderRadius":{"id":130823404,"value":"0px"},"buttonBorderRadius":{"id":130823405,"value":"#{button.border.radius}"},"buttonBackgroundColor":{"id":130823406,"value":"#{button.primary.color}"},"buttonStyle":{"id":130823407,"value":"secondary"},"buttonSize":{"id":130823408,"value":"standard"},"overlayOpacity":{"id":130823409,"value":"0"},"overlayColourStart":{"id":130823410,"value":"#000000"},"overlayColourEnd":{"id":130823411,"value":"#000000"},"overlayDirection":{"id":130823412,"value":"90"},"image":{"id":130823413,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/a8n4knjfuc5yzhvporsdvcyhfhjg4ojlfbclltnnvjcjvr56.jpeg.jpg?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"video":{"id":130823414,"value":null},"videoThumbnail":{"id":130823415,"value":null},"media":{"id":130823416,"value":"image"},"align":{"id":130823417,"value":"center"},"verticalAlignment":{"id":130823418,"value":"center"},"font":{"id":130823419,"value":"#{heading1.font}"},"actions":{"id":130823420,"value":"[{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"},{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"}]"},"template":{"id":130823421,"value":"banner"},"padding":{"id":130823422,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":130823423,"value":"1"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":130823424,"value":"#{banner.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":130823425,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":130823426,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":5175719,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":3,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":130823427,"value":"

Our first book is Andrew Michael Hurley\u2019s Starve Acre<\/em>.<\/strong> Get your copy now and start reading ahead of the first week of July, when the first local meetup takes place and the discussion episode drops on the General Witchfinders podcast feed.<\/h3>

\u2018An impeccable work of folk horror\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>

The worst thing possible has happened. Richard and Juliette Willoughby's son, Ewan, has died suddenly at the age of five. Convinced that the boy still lives on in some form, and desperate to make contact, Juliette seeks the help of the Beacons, a seemingly benevolent group of occultists. Richard, an art historian, tries to blot out the pain of his grief by turning his attention to the field opposite their house, Starve Acre. Patiently he digs in the barren soil looking for the roots of a legendary oak tree, but unearths something which ought to have remained buried.<\/em><\/p>

\u2018I will confidently predict that no reader will guess where it's heading . . . Hurley's ability to create a world that's like ours in many ways and really not in many others is again on full display\u2019 \u2013 The Times<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>

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Join us in Dorchester<\/h3>

Ross is leading the in-person discussions at the King\u2019s Arms Hotel. Spaces are limited, so sign up at the Teasel & Skylark shop. Members of the local club get 10% off the featured books, plus 10% off all other books and gifts in-store (excluding original artwork). These discounts are only available in person at the shop.<\/p>

Join us from elsewhere<\/h3>

If you are not local, you can join in via the podcast. Read along at home and send your thoughts to generalwitchfinders@gmail.com<\/a> \u2013 audio voicemails are especially welcome.<\/p>"},"borderRadius":{"id":130823428,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":130823429,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":130823430,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":130823431,"value":null},"template":{"id":130823432,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":130823433,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":130823434,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":130823435,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":130823436,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":130823437,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":5175720,"type":"banner","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":4,"items":[],"properties":{"type":{"id":130823438,"value":"standard"},"title":{"id":130823439,"value":null},"copy":{"id":130823440,"value":null},"titleColor":{"id":130823441,"value":"#{banner.title.color}"},"titleBackground":{"id":130823442,"value":"#{banner.title.background.color}"},"copyColor":{"id":130823443,"value":"#{banner.copy.color}"},"copyBackground":{"id":130823444,"value":"#{banner.copy.background.color}"},"contentWidth":{"id":130823445,"value":"95%"},"textShadow":{"id":130823446,"value":"#{banner.text.shadow}"},"borderRadius":{"id":130823447,"value":"0px"},"buttonBorderRadius":{"id":130823448,"value":"#{button.border.radius}"},"buttonBackgroundColor":{"id":130823449,"value":"#{button.primary.color}"},"buttonStyle":{"id":130823450,"value":"secondary"},"buttonSize":{"id":130823451,"value":"standard"},"overlayOpacity":{"id":130823452,"value":"0"},"overlayColourStart":{"id":130823453,"value":"#000000"},"overlayColourEnd":{"id":130823454,"value":"#000000"},"overlayDirection":{"id":130823455,"value":"90"},"image":{"id":130823456,"value":"{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/images.podos.io\\\/apcetuzytjmasjiqtmut5yhvpzettmqubvyufpahp2beaqu6.jpeg.jpg?w=auto&h=auto\",\"alt\":\"\"}"},"video":{"id":130823457,"value":null},"videoThumbnail":{"id":130823458,"value":null},"media":{"id":130823459,"value":"image"},"align":{"id":130823460,"value":"center"},"verticalAlignment":{"id":130823461,"value":"center"},"font":{"id":130823462,"value":"#{heading1.font}"},"actions":{"id":130823463,"value":"[{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"},{\"text\":\"\",\"href\":\"\"}]"},"template":{"id":130823464,"value":"banner"},"padding":{"id":130823465,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":130823466,"value":"1"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":130823467,"value":"#{banner.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":130823468,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":130823469,"value":"[]"}}},{"id":5175721,"type":"textBlock","published":1,"size":{"x":12,"y":0},"order":5,"items":[],"properties":{"html":{"id":130823470,"value":"

Upcoming Schedule<\/h3>

  • 8 July: Starve Acre<\/em> \u2013 Andrew Michael Hurley<\/p><\/li>

  • 9 Sept: Benighted<\/em> \u2013 J.B. Priestley<\/p><\/li>

  • 11 Nov: The Apparition Phase<\/em> \u2013 Will Maclean<\/p><\/li>

  • 13 Jan: The House on the Strand<\/em> \u2013 Daphne du Maurier<\/p><\/li><\/ul>"},"borderRadius":{"id":130823471,"value":"#{text.border.radius}"},"textColor":{"id":130823472,"value":"#{text.color}"},"backgroundColour":{"id":130823473,"value":"#0000"},"truncateHeight":{"id":130823474,"value":null},"template":{"id":130823475,"value":"text"},"padding":{"id":130823476,"value":"6"},"fullWidth":{"id":130823477,"value":"0"},"fullBackgroundColor":{"id":130823478,"value":"#{text.fullBackground.color}"},"published":{"id":130823479,"value":"1"},"conditions":{"id":130823480,"value":"[]"}}}],"properties":{"title":{"id":130823348,"value":"The General Witchfinders Book Club"},"isStorePage":{"id":130823349,"value":"1"},"ogImage":{"id":130823350,"value":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/fqno8hxc3afknfgxrhvxhutc2uuiwxksyalmiprr65rc4nqf.jpeg.jpg?w=1200&h=auto"},"description":{"id":130823351,"value":"We want to build a community around these books. Locally, that means teaming up with our friends at Teasel & Skylark book shop in Dorchester. Remotely, it means bringing our podcast listeners and zine readers into the conversation. You can read along, share your thoughts on our Instagram and Bluesky pages, and listen to Ross discuss each choice with special guests on a bonus podcast episode every two months."}},"labels":[],"published":1,"sitemap":1,"divisionId":251626,"edited":true}