The Business Book Club meets regularly in Chester, gathering business people around one shared question: does this book's thinking actually stand up?

Most business books make bold claims. Fewer survive close scrutiny. Our sessions go beyond summary to examine the evidence, stress-test the frameworks, and explore what the ideas really mean for the businesses and careers we run day to day.

Sessions are independent in outlook, and built around discussion rather than polite agreement. Members come from across the professional and commercial world, which keeps the conversation sharp and the perspectives varied.

If you read business books to think more clearly, not just to tick titles off a list, you'll fit right in.