Unreal Reads: Bloodchild and Other Stories

About this event

All Adults, College Students, Older Adults, Young Adults (Ages 20-34). Bloodchild and Other Stories is renowned author Octavia E. Butler's only collection of shorter work, and features the Hugo and Nebula award-winning stories "Bloodchild" and "Speech Sounds." Join our fiction book club to discuss this collection in August. Print copies available at the Brighton Branch front desk, while supplies last. The Unreal Reads book club reads fiction of all kinds. We typically meet on the first Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm at the Brighton Branch, barring holidays or special events. No registration required, you're welcome to drop in. We also welcome readers who decided not to or weren't able to finish the book — as long as you're okay with spoilers. From the book description: Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of Martha" which asks: What would you do if God granted you the ability—and responsibility—to save humanity from itself? Like all of Octavia Butler’s best writing, these works of the imagination are parables of the contemporary world. She proves constant in her vigil, an unblinking pessimist hoping to be proven wrong, and one of contemporary literature’s strongest voices. Accessibility Notice: We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, contact the department listed in the "Contact Info" pane on the right. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange accommodation.