June 30, 2026
#Poem26 Each month at Tough Guy Book Club we issue a challenge to our members, it can push them outside their comfort zone, try something new and add a page...
June 19, 2026
Name: Hugh Dircks Chapter: Northcote What is your story? Country boy who moved to the city in my late teens. My Dad was a rural church pastor and my Mum...
May 27, 2026
Reading is not a crime. Taking time for yourself is not a crime. Going to the pub on a Wednesday to hang out with your mates is a bit naughty,...
March 25, 2026
Name: Courtney Hicks Chapter: Auckland What is your story? I grew up in a small town surrounded by market gardens. Wanting to see more of the world and visit the...
March 11, 2026
They say every face tells a story, but a lot of us tend to ignore the one in the mirror. Each month, Tough Guy Book Club has a monthly challenge....
February 18, 2026
Name: Nick Pitts Chapter: Lygon St, previously Collingwood, Melbourne CBD, Brunswick East, and a dozen others. What is your story? I'm originally from the sharks and crocs and bitey things...
February 04, 2026
Tough Guy Book Club does not meet in January. This is not a fun tradition with a cool backstory like so many other things in our club. It’s simply because...
January 25, 2026
Every month at Tough Guy Book Club we issue our Goons a Monthly Challenge. It gets you to do something new, something difficult, and it adds a page to your...
January 14, 2026
Name: Mitch Robinson Chapter: Geelong What is your story? I have been travelling around the sun for just over 30 years, and I am grateful to have enjoyed more of...
December 10, 2025
Name: Philippe Lambert Chapter: Lisle, IL What is your story? I grew up in Maine, which is the Northeastern most state in the United States. I have visited 49 out...
December 08, 2025
Each month at Tough Guy Book Club we issue a challenge to our members. It gets us out of our comfort zone and pushes us to try something new, something...
December 01, 2025
Name: Kent Kingston Chapter: Lake Macquarie, NSW What is your story? It probably started with my dad reading various books to us in the evening: 'White Fang,' 'Sun on the Stubble' and...
November 12, 2025
Book shops. The smell of paper, ink, sometimes dust, maybe a hint of coffee from the café next door. They’re curators of stories. And right now, it’s bloody hard to be one. Every month, the Tough Guy...
October 27, 2025
Lisle, Illinois, is a quiet pocket about forty minutes west of Chicago. It’s home to the world-famous Morton Arboretum, a cracking local university, and a small community that values connection. It’s a place that...
October 12, 2025
They say that a society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit. It’s a great saying, so we thought we would test it...
October 08, 2025
“Come check it out. There are stars in the grass,” Joe said to a bunch of us who were chatting on the front porch of the main cabin. We looked...
September 24, 2025
Name: Michael Newton Chapter: Mayfield What is your story? I am a 52 year old straight, white, middle-class man living in Newcastle. My first car was a 1969 Valiant Regal that had...
September 03, 2025
At Tough Guy Book Club we are proud of putting robust conversation back into the pub, and each month we do just that in venues across the world. So, when...
August 13, 2025
Tough Guy Book Club was born on a pub crawl back in 2014. Over ten years on, we still honour those roots every August with our annual crawl. This year...
August 06, 2025
Name: Luke Augutis Chapter: Bundaberg What is your story? Married, Father of 3, Grew up in Regional Queensland. Spend much of my personal time outdoors, fishing, or playing with cars. ...
July 28, 2025
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that when you plant the seed of a good thing, it will grow in places you didn’t expect. Case in...
July 16, 2025
At Tough Guy Book Club, we think libraries are cool. So cool that we put it on a shirt. So cool that you’ll usually find a couple of Goons fighting...
July 10, 2025
We have some great traditions at Tough Guy Book Club. One that we look forward to each June is the Bourdain Day Dinner. Celebrity chef, TV host, and author Anthony...
July 07, 2025
Tough Guy Book Club began in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia in 2012 and has since spread across the globe. Our expansion into the United States started slowly. It was...