Knoxville’s May Book Club
NOTE:
- This month, The Gloss: Knoxville is returning to Addison’s Bookstore in downtown Knoxville for their “Bring Your Own Book Club” Evenings! There is an additional $5 fee per person (payable at the door). Addison’s allows us to bring in our own food and drink, so bring a dish or snacks to share if you like, potluck style! Wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided by the host. Free parking available on the street or in theJackson Avenue lot.
by Clare Pooley Every day Iona, a larger-than-life magazine advice columnist, travels the ten stops from Hampton Court to Waterloo Station by train, accompanied by her dog, Lulu. Every day she sees the same people, whom she knows only by nickname: Impossibly-Pretty-Bookworm and Terribly-Lonely-Teenager. Of course, they never speak. Seasoned commuters never do. Then one morning, the man she calls Smart-But-Sexist-Manspreader chokes on a grape right in front of her. He’d have died were it not for the timely intervention of Sanjay, a nurse, who gives him the Heimlich maneuver. This single event starts a chain reaction, and an eclectic group of people with almost nothing in common except their commute discover that a chance encounter can blossom into much more. It turns out that talking to strangers can teach you about the world around you–and even more about yourself.
About the book
Date
- May 22 2024
Time
May 22nd at 7 PM- 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
- Addison's Bookstore 126 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902
Organizer
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Becky Trupe