Bookish Fam, 

Are you experiencing zoom burnout?

We get it AND...

Here are five reasons why we ask that you hang in there with us:

1. Online meet-ups are keeping us all safe

2. Online meet-ups allow for a more diverse group of people to attend

3. Online meet-up supports caretakers in participating in intellectually stimulating events while being home

4. You can attend in your birthday suit (I'm just saying)

5. It allows for authors with less support from publishers to have a platform

Convinced?  If not, please see what we've got lined up this week.  Maybe that may do the trick.  Caelan and I are having a blast curating book events that are representative of our values and the world we want to see. 

We hope that it resonates with you and if not, you are left somewhat curious.

We are also working hard to find a space to co-sponsor our events.  So, if you know of a cool bar, cafe, or otherwise that you think would be a great meet-up spot, please email Caelan at events@cafeconlibrosbk.com.  While we do not intend to host many in-person event this year, we are looking ahead to 2022 with baited breath.

Here's what we are looking for:

1. In Brooklyn

2. Close to a main transportation hub

3. Able to hold 25+ people comfortably

4. Inclusive and Supportive

We hope you will join us this week.

If not you, share with your friends, colleagues, and/or neighbors. 

The more the merrier!

See you soon!

-kqd.

In a narrative instilled with superstition and magical realism, Saumya Roy crafts a modern parable exploring the consequences of urban overconsumption. A moving testament to the impact of fickle desires, Castaway Mountain reveals that when you own nothing, you know where true value lies: in family, community and love. 

“Grievers is a haunting melody. Highly imaginative but with a gruesome practicality, Grievers illustrates the lengths one person will go to in order to have some self-determination in the midst of being desperately alone."

Womxn of Color Book Club | September 26, 2021 | 1pm | Zoom 

When the sisters attempt to violate the laws of the Godrealm, Hattie's life ends up hanging in the balance, and to save her Riley has to fulfill an impossible task: find the last fallen star. But what even is the star, and how can she find it? As Riley embarks on her search, she finds herself meeting fantastic creatures and collaborating with her worst enemies. And when she uncovers secrets that challenge everything she has been taught to believe, Riley must decide what it means to be a witch, what it means to be family, and what it really means to belong.