Welcome to the Free the Word! Book Club

Have you ever wandered into a book shop and wondered where to begin?

Has a friend ever recommended a book you've enjoyed so much you've wondered what else you are missing out on?

Then the Free the Word! World Book Club is for you!

The Free the Word! Book Club is for anyone who wants to read the very best in contemporary world literature. Free the Word! celebrates 'the great writers you know and the great writers you don't' and gives you unique insights into some of the most eminent voices from around the world whom you might not otherwise read, or hear.

On the first Monday of every month, a new book featured in Free the Word! festival events around the world is launched online with insights from the author, translator, or another eminent figure from the field of international literature in English, French and Spanish.

There are links to recordings of Free the Word! events which featured the text and the opportunity to join a global community of Free the Word! World Book Club members discussing the books online.

If a book catches your interest you can purchase it through the link to our book shop partner, Foyles. There is no membership fee and no obligation, simply join the World Book Club members as and when you want to. All past featured text materials will remain accessible on the site so you will continue to be able to access them even once a new book of the month has been launched.

With 144 Centres in 102 countries worldwide, International PEN has a unique grass roots knowledge of world literature and is the ideal guide to the best in contemporary writing.