The Bronx is Reading Book Club - N.K. Jemisin
The Bronx is Reading Book Club - N.K. Jemisin
#TheBronxisReading Book Club Pick for July is: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin.
Join us for our July #TBIR Book Club meeting online on Saturday, July 25, 2020. This is a ticketed event, you must purchase a ticket to attend. The author will join us in person for an engaging discussion. Purchase your copy of the book here, and submit your receipt to events@thebronxisreading.com to receive a signed bookplate from the author!
A portion of proceeds will go to the Bronx Mutual Aid Network to support Bronx residents. Read more about the Bronx Mutual Aid Network below.
About this Event
#TheBronxisReading Book Club Pick for July is: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin.
Join us virtually for our July #TBIR Book Club meeting on Saturday, July 25, 2020. This is a ticketed event, you must purchase a ticket to attend. The author will join us for an engaging discussion.
About the Book
Five New Yorkers must come together to defend their city from an ancient evil in this stunning new novel by Hugo Award-winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin.
Every great city has a soul. Some are as ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York City? She’s got six.
But every city also has a dark side. A roiling, ancient evil stirs in the halls of power, threatening to destroy the city and her six newborn avatars unless they can come together and stop it once and for all.
About The Bronx Mutual Aid Network
The Bronx Mutual Aid Network was born out of necessity. We are an entirely volunteer-run, community-funded initiative which relies on donations to help those that are most vulnerable during the #COVID19 pandemic. We provide free groceries and medicine to families and individuals in need. These are folks such as: undocumented families, elderly seniors, pregnant women, women and children living in domestic violence shelters, those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled and cannot leave their homes and those who aren’t receiving any sufficient help from the city, state or federal government. We know community members in the Bronx are hurting because the Bronx has been disproportionately affected by the virus, and many folks have fallen through the cracks, so we are here to build solidarity by caring for one another. We are here for our Bronx community, no matter what.
We have a Facebook Group called “Bronx Mutual Aid Network for Covid19” which serves as a community space to ask questions, share resources and connect in solidarity during this frightening time. Anyone is welcome to join. You can also see photos of what we’ve been up to on our Instagram page: https://instagram.com/bxmutualaidnetwork
About the Author
N(ora). K. Jemisin is a New York Times-bestselling author of speculative fiction short stories and novels, who lives and writes in Brooklyn, NY. In 2018, she became the first author to win three Best Novel Hugos in a row for her Broken Earth trilogy. She has also won a Nebula Award, two Locus Awards, and a number of other honors.