February 20, 2022

The year was I can’t remember, but my girlfriend (now wife) and I had started a new yearly tradition of driving our campervan from Sydney to Melbourne (and back again)...

February 09, 2022

Years ago, when he was travelling in Canada, Daniel Westall went to a mate's house to see his new big screen TV. It was mostly for watching hockey (because Canada)...

January 12, 2022

There are eight million stories in the Naked City, and Tough Guy Book Club has an opinion on every single one of them. Naked City, the Big Apple, the City...

December 23, 2021

One of the best things about books is pushing your favourite ones on other people. Actually, that's not just true of books. Films, music, food, cars, sports, gadgets, places to...

November 24, 2021

As 2021 came to a close, we had our last TGBC meeting, and our last challenge of the year. It’s no secret that December and January are big recruiting drives...

November 14, 2021

Hey, remember when we got a writeup in Tradie magazine? Remember print magazines? Neither did we! But not only do they still exist, there's apparently more than one of them...

October 20, 2021

Every month at Tough Guy Book Club, we set ourselves a challenge. Not just the challenge of getting a bunch of men to read a piece of fiction, which is...

October 13, 2021

Another month, another new Tough Guy Book Club chapter. That’s not to say we’re only opening one new chapter a month (it seems like it’s been at least new one...

September 15, 2021

We reckon we’ve got a pretty bloody good thing going at Tough Guy Book Club. A bunch of goons getting together every month at the pub to catch up with...

September 15, 2021

TGBC is a book club. Each month the club sets a challenge. Beyond reading, the benefits of being part of this book club are legion; a sense of belonging, the...

August 04, 2021

Dubbo is famous for lots of things. It has an observatory, a cool old gaol, some limestone caves, a whopping great zoo, and now most importantly, a chapter of Tough...

July 21, 2021

Another month, another monthly challenge, and for July we leaned into the whole “book club thing” and made the challenge about getting more books, and supporting local libraries at the...

July 04, 2021

Welcome to Diamond Creek, about twenty clicks northeast of Melbourne, where they have parks and trees and wildlife, mud brick houses, more coffee and fish and chip shops than you...

July 01, 2021

Dry July 2021 It’s been said by some that we’re actually a drinking club with a reading problem. Although this is usually said in a tongue in cheek fashion, it’s...

June 23, 2021

On Finishing The Book by A. Goon I'm not in Tough Guy Book Club because I don't read enough. If anything I read too much. On the train, in bed,...

May 15, 2021

#checkit Those who are familiar with TGBC, know we have a challenge every month; something other than reading that helps us lift our eyes and make sure we’re taking note...

April 30, 2021

The Age By Carolyn Webb April 30, 2021 It’s 7pm on a weeknight and 13 blokes are talking raucously over beers at a Collingwood pub once frequented by standover man...

April 15, 2021

As April rolled in it was time for a new monthly challenge, and this month it was #beerwithastranger (or “beer with a stranger” for those who don’t speak hashtag). Those...

March 31, 2021

Furphy Anthology 2020 Book Launch – March 2021 The Furphy Analogy 2020. Selected short stories from the Furphy Literary award. Existing and emerging writers, drawing on Australian experiences, events and...

March 17, 2021

With the continuous growth of the club’s Geelong Chapter, we saw a great opportunity to expand geographically while also accommodating more Goons. And although Geelong is a great place, we...

March 15, 2021

March brought one of the favourite monthly challenges, #otherhobby, and it’s been damn good seeing what Goons get up to when they’re not reading. We’re a book club for men,...

February 15, 2021

Seems a bit silly to say out loud but I’ve never been keen on going to see the doctor. I’m an Australian male and therefore tough, resilient and a “good...

January 15, 2021

Ever had a favourite thing and wanted everyone to love it too? Yeah, we all have. A song, a film, a...book. TGBC isn't just a book club. It helps men...

November 18, 2020

Here we go again with yet another new Tough Guy Book Club chapter! The club has continued to expand far and wide, but this time we’ve expanded a little closer...

November 01, 2020

With the gradual opening back up of Victoria it was time to get back into the pub. And with that, a new pub with a new chapter. The Royal Hotel...