What we’re about
We are a book club for people who like to talk about books!
We read current-ish fiction (last 15 years) that is already in paperback and has won or been nominated for any award. We pick books that are highlight diverse stories from diverse authors around the word. The folks who come to the meeting vote on the next book. We meet the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30 in East Lake.
*Note- this is a reprise of the same group that existed for the last few years. We took a break from meet up for a few months but are back.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Let's discuss "Prophet Song" by Paul LynchUniversal Joint, Decatur, GA
Let's discuss "Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch
This meeting will be in-person at Universal Joint.
The people who come will vote on the next book, so bring an idea :)
Remember that we're trying to read current-ish fiction (last 15 years) that represents diverse voices, is already in paperback, and has won or been nominated for an award.
Two additional notes:
- Sorry for last month- my family was sick so book club fell apart!
- Any suggestions for a more chill place to meet over the winter? UJ can be a little loud inside. Please leave suggestions in the comments!
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A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a mother faces a terrible choice, from an internationally award-winning author
On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find the GNSB on her step. Two officers from Ireland’s newly formed secret police are here to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist.
Ireland is falling apart. The country is in the grip of a government turning towards tyranny and Eilish can only watch helplessly as the world she knew disappears. When first her husband and then her eldest son vanish, Eilish finds herself caught within the nightmare logic of a collapsing society.
How far will she go to save her family? And what – or who – is she willing to leave behind?
Exhilarating, terrifying and propulsive, Prophet Song is a work of breathtaking originality, offering a devastating vision of a country at war and a deeply human portrait of a mother’s fight to hold her family together.
Booker Prize (2023), Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction (2024)
