Drawing on their decades of experience in reproductive health, and years of conversations with patients, Dr Louise Goddard-Crawley and Jules McDonald cut through the confusion, the jargon and the silence, to give you the full honest picture of what's going on.

Through short, biographical portraits, poet and writer Dai George provides an entertaining introduction to the great works of poetry, and a welcoming guide to how we can read them. How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? And what can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry?

Bloomsbury are offering a 30% discount on LCRH Reads titles: The Radically Honest Guide to Fertility Treatment and How to Think Like a Poet at the Bloomsbury website (www.bloomsbury.com) with the code LCRH30 until November 30th 2026.

LCRH Reads is the LCRH Book Club.  For Autumn 2026 we have two books that we are reading:  The Radically Honest Guide to Fertility Treatment: How to Navigate the Process and Take Back Control by Dr Louise Goddard Crawley and Jules McDonald, and  How to Think Like a Poet by Dai George.  

About the books:

The Radically Honest Guide to Fertility Treatment: How to Navigate the Process and Take Back Control draws on the authors decades of experience in reproductive health, and years of conversations with patients, Dr Louise Goddard-Crawley and Jules McDonald cut through the confusion, the jargon and the silence, to give you their full honest picture of what's going on.

In How to Think Like a Poet poet and writer Dai George provides an entertaining introduction to the great works of poetry, and a welcoming guide to how we can read them. Through short, biographical portraits, George asks: How did the greatest poets in history make the world anew? And what can we learn from the magic, wisdom and humour of their poetry?

If you are interested in joining LCRH Reads, this is how it works: Between the months of October 1st  and December 31st, 2026 we will be reading ‘The Radical Guide to Fertility Treatment’ by Dr Louise Goddard Crawley and Jules McDonald, as well as ‘How to Think Like a Poet’ by Dai George.

Reading is relaxed and self paced. We will be getting together for in-person events, which will be announced in the Living Room, (our place for community and connection. LCRH.co.uk/livingroom ). In person get togethers bring a chance to connect offline and together with our team for those interested in both the books and reproductive health.

Bloomsbury, publishers of both titles, are kindly providing LCRH patients with a 30% discount when they  purchase either book at Bloomsbury.com before November 30th, 2026 using the special code: LCRH30