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Give your TBR pile the love it deserves

With our exclusive memberships. Think of them as the big brass key that will unlock even more joy from the act of reading, with exclusive product access, behind the scenes peeks, and a community of like-minded book lovers to fully nerd out with.

🗝️ Our Acolytes membership is open year round, but our full Secret Society membership only opens once each season! The next opening is 18th July 2025, ready for autumn.

GIMME THE KEY, I WANT IN

Epic stories deserve epic treatment

And frankly, so do you. Forget dogeared dust jackets, corporate-looking Kindle covers and stealing snippets whenever time allows, and say hello to sumptuous self-care in bibliophile form. Plus, wave goodbye to being the only person you know who’s obsessed with a particular series: the Paper and Word community of bookworms love nothing more than poring over faves old and new!

As a member, you get…

EARLY ACCESS to new product drops, event tickets, book clubs, book subscriptions + more.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to hidden areas of the website, members only products and members only events.

A COMMUNITY where you can connect with your fellow book lovers and us, of course! You’ll get behind the scenes updates, opportunities to vote on new things, buddy reads and more. PLUS you'll even be able to grab freebies likes ARC's, bookmarks and stickers so that you can get the most out of your membership.

GIFTS to you, from you (and us). Each quarter you will get one token to redeem on any book sleeve design of your choice! You will also get a gift card on your birthday.

DISCOUNTS on selected in-store and online events, and all of our book subscriptions (coming soon 👀).

BECOME A MEMBER

Membership pricing

We offer two membership types - ACOLYTES and SECRET SOCIETY

Our Acolytes membership renews monthly and can be joined at any time.

Our coveted Secret Society membership renews quarterly, and doors only open for one week each season!

Questions?

See our MEMBERSHIP FAQ for more details

Reviews from past + present members

Ruth G.

Love seeing behind the scenes of this small yet mighty business!

It's lovely to see how much work goes on behind the scenes, getting to know Abby and her views and dreams for the business. Also seeing the packing/sewing process - really makes you appreciate the work that goes into small yet mighty businesses like Paper and Word!

Collection Memberships

Ashleigh P.

Best decision I've ever made

Been a longtime P&W customer since 2018 and have been fortunate enough to be part of the secret society since it first came to be. Best decision I've ever made. No longer have as much stress about getting the chosen booksleeve(s) in new collection drops because of the early access.

Collection Memberships

Ruth S.

Makes you feel really special

Such a great membership. Its a very good price for what you get and the book sleeves you get every few months are so beautiful. Although I'm running out of space to put my book sleeves now (not that thats a bad thing). I love all the behind the scenes stuff that Abby shares too. Makes you feel really special being the first to know everything. Highly recommend if you're thinking about joining.

Collection Memberships

Rachael C.

Love all the BTS!

My favourite thing about the Secret Society is the look behind the curtain, and all the behind the scenes access we get! It's always fun watching the secret stories and getting to hear interesting happening before everyone else!

Collection Memberships

Ana A.

One of those memberships that’s really worth it

I’ve been a secret society member for years now and I don’t know if I could ever go without it. Having access to all the collections early is so exciting and I also love that there’s always a box with a treat showing up at my door throughout the year (I completely forget about it so it’s always a good surprise!). Overall I love the secret society, it’s one of those memberships that’s really worth it.

Collection Memberships

How can you join?

You can join as an Acolyte immediately! We keep membership spots for this open at all times.

We open The Secret Society up to new members once a quarter – usually this is in January, April, July, and October.

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Once you join, you’ll be charged your subscription fee and will get immediate access to all the perks, including the Secret Shop and early access to the next collection!

After that, your membership will auto-renew, so you can kick back, relax, and pat yourself on the back for making such an excellent self-care decision (with a book in your other hand, of course.)

Being an Acolyte will also get you first access to Secret Society spots when they open.

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