30 Oct
6:30 pm
Suede Bar
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The concept is simple. We’re a global book club for likeminded individuals to discuss great books! All members of the book club read the same book over the same period; members then meet up in their respective cities at the end of each month to discuss the book and exchange views.
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What we are reading in September: Smart Biz by Sara Novic
True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another’s—and changed forever.
This is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.
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13 Comments
Is the Nottingham club still going please ?
Hi Diane,
I hope so as I’d like to join too!
Hello, like Amy and Diane, I would like to know if the Nottingham group is still active please? I cannot find an address to email. Many thanks, Charlotte.
Hi, I would really love to join the Nottingham chapter. How would I do this? Thank you!
Hi Hannah!
We don’t currently have a host, but we are in the process of recruiting one, we hope to be back up in January! Please check back then.
Hi just following up on the Nottingham group thread. Would love to join if its back up and running !
Thank you
Hi Harini! We are currently looking for a new host for Nottingham to get it up and going again.
Hi is the Nottingham group going again?
Hi Hannah! Yes it is ! Check out February’s event under “Upcoming Bookclubs”!
Hi there, just wondered if the book club is still up and running as there is nothing currently listed under ‘Upcoming Bookclubs’? I’ve lived in Nottingham for just over 3 years and been looking for a good book club to chat and meet new people since and this sounds fab! Thanks, Sophie
Hi Sophie! We are currently looking for a new host for Nottingham to get it up and going again.
Hi has the Nottingham branch found a host? Can’t seem to find any recent information
Hi! We are still looking for a host for the Nottingham chapter. If you are interesting in hosting please send an email to info@theglossbookclub.com!