The Irving
Circle
A paid supporter circle for serious readers, now with Ask Winston archive access included alongside archive notes, early notices, limited editions, and member courtesy benefits.
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What is Ask Winston?
Ask Winston is the archive's research assistant. Ask a question in plain English and it searches more than 100,000 public passages from books, court records, Radical's Diary, letters, speeches, and other historical documents, returning source-grounded answers with citations you can inspect.
Reader membership includes Researcher access. Collector and Patron membership include Scholar access. Sign in with the same email address you use for the Irving Circle.
Reader
Stay close to the archive
US$80 billed annually
- Ask Winston Researcher access
- Member-only reading guides
- Irving Circle notes and updates
- First notice of new editions
- 10% member courtesy discount
Collector
For collectors and regular readers
US$241 billed annually
- Ask Winston Scholar access
- Member-only collection notices
- Access to limited editions
- Up to £5 UK shipping credit per order
- 20% member courtesy discount
- All Reader perks
Patron
Supporter circle for archive work
Billed annually
- Ask Winston Scholar access
- Annual patron notes from the archive
- Signed first editions
- Annual dinner invitation
- Your name printed in forthcoming books
- Up to £15 shipping credit worldwide
- 20% member courtesy discount
- All Collector perks
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Annual spend: $720
Reader
$72
saved per year
+$12 net gain
Collector
$144
saved per year
−$36 net
Patron
$144
saved per year
−$5 net
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| Feature | Reader | Collector | Patron |
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| Ask Winston archive access | Researcher | Scholar | Scholar |
| Irving Circle notes | |||
| Reading guides | |||
| Early notices of new editions | |||
| Member-only collection notices | |||
| Limited edition access | |||
| Annual patron notes | |||
| Signed first editions | |||
| Annual dinner invitation | |||
| Name in forthcoming books | |||
| UK shipping credit | Up to £5 | Up to £15 | |
| Worldwide shipping credit | Up to £15 | ||
| Store courtesy discount | 10% | 20% | 20% |
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How It Works
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Sign in to Ask WinstonSign in with your member email, then use your archive notes, collector notices, shipping credits, and courtesy discounts.
Questions
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Yes — cancel at any time with no fees. Benefits remain active until the end of your billing period.
Your member courtesy discount applies automatically at checkout when you're logged in with your member email. No codes needed.
Rewards are free loyalty points earned through buying and account activity. Irving Circle is a paid supporter membership with Ask Winston archive access, archive notes, collector notices, and tier privileges.
Use the same email address as your Irving Circle membership and Winston will email you a secure sign-in link. Reader includes Researcher access; Collector and Patron include Scholar access.
Open Ask Winston and sign inCollector and Patron members receive early notes when limited editions, special formats, or archive-linked releases become available.
The Patron tier includes an annual dinner invitation when an event is scheduled. Details are confirmed by email.
Absolutely. Upgrade any time — billing adjusts pro-rata for the remainder of your current period.
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