Bookish Encounters

In an effort to have a day to spend with one of my partners, and to include the other one in this book club (he has a rotating conflict on Tuesdays), CBC is moving to the THIRD MONDAY of the month. Also, December's meeting was originally scheduled for Christmas Eve, which no one wanted.

Books will be announced in comments. We are currently listing 3-4 suggested books a month. READ WHAT YOU HAVE TIME FOR AND WHAT INTERESTS YOU! Don't be a no-show if you didn't read anything. Odds are good that I didn't either! We're happy to have you join the conversation regardless.

CBC is co-ed and all ages, so feel free to bring anyone who may be interested in the subject matter. However, we do read adult books, so use your best judgement if inviting youngins.

All events are virtual. I love not having to find locations and parking. Comic Book Club is on the 3rd Monday of the month, via zoom. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258043455?pwd=YndkODNUK09DQXdIMnlWUzBkdFMzQT09

I pick books for the next year in October-December from our Goodreads list. Please vote for books via this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/199258.Comic_Book_Club_Recommendations_2024_Revision_MEMBERS_ONLY
You can vote for books already on the list or add other things. My only request is you don't add anything we've already read. You can see the complete list of over 200 books we've read at https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AH7BMWV5TF7LIYTIVOISDXXK3Z4A/XD4DYUA0MI0F?type=explore&ref=idea_cp_vl_ov_d

NOTE FOR EVERYONE: I DO NOT GET NOTIFICATIONS OF MESSAGES ON EVENTS. IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY REASON, PLEASE SEND ME A DIRECT MESSAGE OR EMAIL!

For the month of April, we will be reading Catherynne M. Valente's Palimpsest. Description:

Between life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse—a voyage permitted only to those who’ve always believed there’s another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They’ve each lost something important—a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life—and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.

You can support your favorite independent bookstore and get in paperback and e-Book format at Bookshop.org:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/palimpsest-catherynne-valente/1516918?ean=9780553385762&next=t&next=t

The library has a few copies:
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C41539

Hope to see you there!

For the month of May, we will be reading Rachel Howzell Hall’s They All Fall Down. This is a modern retelling of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None. Description:

It was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime.

Delighted by a surprise invitation, Miriam Macy sails off to a luxurious private island off the coast of Mexico with six other strangers. Surrounded by miles of open water in the gloriously green Sea of Cortez, Miriam is soon shocked to discover that she and the rest of her companions have been brought to the remote island under false pretenses―and all seven strangers harbor a secret.

Danger lurks in the lush forest and in the halls and bedrooms of the lonely mansion. Sporadic cell-phone coverage and miles of ocean keeps the group trapped in paradise. And strange accidents stir suspicions, as one by one . . .

They all fall down

You can find it in multiple forms from Amazon (it is included with a Kindle Unlimited subscription): https://www.amazon.com/They-All-Fall-Down-Thriller/dp/076539815X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TVNNW3BOS23U&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4GY7HkOqytQq6E4sLgKpVD_pkM2hutBFL3yZe8I2C_mt8eHS6SrCLC41DV2FXdAv3UpIs-4h6pVGU66GLdRXYDHK5fGWCRdcMUAgzdwGh7Mjq4djSRKear8uhABdl5_j5Vm04ExOm12uISgn3f4quDTfqpCH77fn73-qNOrdAXAydT6ziLmcXnuUNMtGzn3Ov_ziwkq3AaRkMGIIX1bxTwPgL98HOmCvYoxzeVKlrzE.Y1jjQjyJsC-5wYuz2ISursdP-IcpKAgyIHSOa2k2uvM&dib_tag=se&keywords=They+all+fall+down&qid=1743645871&sprefix=they+all+fall+down%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1

The library has multiple copies:
https://sandiego.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S161C559881

You can get it at Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/they-all-fall-down-a-thriller-rachel-howzell-hall/7104110?ean=9780765398154&next=t

Hope to see you there!