October 17, 2024

Name  Kane Casson  Chapter:  Gladstone  What’s your story?  I'm Kane, grew up in CQ, but back when I was 17 and finished school, I could not wait the GTFO. I...

September 19, 2024

The usual habitat for the goons of Tough Guy Book Club (TGBC) is in pubs and bars around the world, while engaged in heated debate, putting robust discussions back into...

September 17, 2024

Every month Tough Guy Book Club invites all members to complete a monthly challenge. They are meant to challenge you, shake up your month, and add a page to your...

July 31, 2024

Something we do each month at Tough Guy Book Club (TGBC) is set a challenge, daring all members to complete a task and post a photo as proof on our...

July 15, 2024

Name:  Desmond Doyle  Chapter:  Mayfield  What is your story?  I reckon I have lived a few different lives so far and have enjoyed them all. I moved around a lot...

June 29, 2024

We reckon we have some great traditions at Tough Guy Book Club: monthly challenges, Hemingway month, book swap. A big one we like to do each year is Bourdain Day. ...

June 14, 2024

Each month Tough Guy Book Club sets a challenge to all members with the aim of adding something to their story. Sometimes the challenge will really push you outside of...

June 01, 2024

Name: Jack Kennedy Chapter: Hamilton, Vic Who are you? I'm a young father, learning husband, footballer, dog-lover, book reader (and listener), runner, beer enjoyer, CFA and SES member, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...

May 29, 2024

Back in July 2022, Tough Guy Book Club set a monthly challenge to give blood under the hashtag #newbloods. Monthly challenges are a thing we do. As well as reading...

May 02, 2024

Tough Guy Book Club #GetCooked challenge recipe Ingredients One Goon. A challenging recipe (see cooking tip). A dollop of enthusiasm. Photographic evidence. No BBQs. No comfort zones. Cooking Tip “Challenging...

April 11, 2024

Name: Dylan McCarthy Chapter: Broome Who are you? I'm a Gooniyandi, Kija and Bardi Man from the Kimberley region, a family man, a husband and soon to be a father,...

April 01, 2024

Back in July 2023, Tough Guy Book Club were challenged to get their eyes checked under the hashtag #lookout. Why we had to do this, we were told, was a...

March 27, 2024

Cincinnati is located on the boarder of Ohio and Kentucky in the Midwest of America. Its famous for its chili, which is sauce like and eaten with spaghetti – don’t...

March 15, 2024

Name:  Anish Sonar Chapter: Altona ChapterWhat’s your story? My family moved to Melbourne from India when I was 15. I arrived on the weekend, went shopping for school gear and...

March 13, 2024

On the first day there was music and dancing. Licola Wilderness Village saw the arrival of many goons across the afternoon on Friday as The Camp of the Dark Moon...

February 05, 2024

Towards the end of the year Tough Guy Book Club engages in a traditional Book Swap where every member who signs up is assigned a name and address of another...

December 12, 2023

Name: Ben Mitchell Chapter: Mayfield Who are you? My name is Ben. I am a 26-year-old who is really passionate about reading and travelling the world. Still trying to figure...

October 18, 2023

Each month the Tough Guy Book Club issues a challenge to all members. Some challenges are fun, some are creative, others are health-related – those ones are bloody important and...

September 23, 2023

Tough Guy Book Club was born on a pub crawl through Brunswick, Victoria in August 2013, we reckoned the best way to celebrate the club turning 10 would be for...

August 10, 2023

Name: Thomas Giles Chapter: Gold Coast Chapter - President Who are you: I’m 36 and still don't know for sure. Son, Brother, Father, Punk Rock Warlord. Protector of the principles...

May 17, 2023

Tough Guy Book Club is more than just a bunch of guys meeting at the pub once a month. We do a lot of other stuff outside of chapter meetings...

April 19, 2023

Glossy metal - usually brass, aluminium or similar. Most often rectangular and, if so, about A5 in size. Other shapes, too, but – ironically - rarely large enough to attract...

March 22, 2023

Did you know there are places in your community that provide a safe place out of the elements for you to read, use a computer, have meetings, make a podcast,...

March 17, 2023

It all starts with Shakespeare. Or possibly a guy named Dave. Let's clarify. While it is true that a lot of the western English-speaking literary canon can be traced back...

March 11, 2023

Another year, another great TGBC camp. While a lot of Goons like to write, more of us are readers, so we figured we’d heavily modify a famous work to get...