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SUMMARY:Bloodfire\, Baby Book Talk & Signing - Call and Response Books
DESCRIPTION:Bloodfire\, Baby Book Talk & Signing – Call and Response Books \nJoin us on Tuesday\, March 10 at 7 PM as we welcome author Eirinie Carson to discuss her debut novel\, Bloodfire\, Baby—a haunting modern gothic exploration of motherhood! Eirinie will be in conversation with author and professor Dionne Irving. \nAbout the Book: \nBefore the shadow appeared\, Sofia thought mothering would be all sun-drenched light and white linen sheets\, as seen advertised by the momfluencers of Instagram. In her gorgeous home anchored in a posh suburb\, far removed from her origins\, Sofia revels in her success. \nMotherhood seems like the natural next step\, but when her husband travels for a work trip\, leaving Sofia all alone with their unnamed three-week-old baby\, she can’t quite square how mothering falls solely in her lap. Nobody seems able or willing to help her: not her husband\, not her best friend\, and certainly not the zealot mother she cut off long ago. \nHer postpartum reality is overtaken by an ominous figure. Sleep-deprivation collides with a darkness that creeps in and begins to spread\, threatening to consume her entirely. As her grip on reality slips away\, Sofia learns of an insidious haunting that has plagued the eldest daughters in her family for generations. With her baby’s safety on the line\, Sofia realizes she must confront her murky history or risk losing more than just the veneer of perfection. \nEirinie Carson is a member of the Writers Grotto in San Francisco and a frequent contributor to Mother magazine. Her work has also appeared in LitHub\, Notre Dame Review\, Mortal Mag\, Electric Literature\, The Sonora Review\, and others. Bloodfire\, Baby is her first novel.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/bloodfire-baby-book-talk-signing-call-and-response-books/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Lecture/Literary/Book Signing/Storytime
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SUMMARY:Trivia Night - Call and Response Books
DESCRIPTION:Trivia Night – Call and Response Books \nThink you know it all? Put your knowledge to the test at our monthly trivia night! February’s trivia night will be on Friday\, February 27 at 7 PM—come with a team or ready to make new friends! Questions will span a variety of categories (but this is a bookstore\, so of course there will be a few book-related questions)! \nMasks Required
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/trivia-night-call-and-response-books/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Trivia
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SUMMARY:Canto-Kójo Open Mic - Call and Response Books
DESCRIPTION:Canto-Kójo Open Mic – Call and Response Books \nOur next Canto-Kójo open mic session is Tuesday\, February 24 at 7 PM\, hosted by our amazing friends I.S. Jones and Yazud Brito-Milan! \nIn Yorùbá\, the word “kójo” means “to gather”. In Spanish\, “canto” means “to sing.” In our efforts to gather community together\, we hope to make something new sing. \nRevel in the spoken and written word with us—bring a poem\, a song\, a short story\, anything that’s on your heart! All are welcome and encouraged regardless of experience levels! Featured reader to be announced shortly!
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/canto-kojo-open-mic-call-and-response-books/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Spoken Word/Poetry/Open Mic
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SUMMARY:February Book Club - Call and Response Books
DESCRIPTION:February Book Club – Call and Response Books \nThe votes are in! Our February book club pick is the postcolonial Sudanese classic Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih! We’ll meet on February 19 to discuss\, and you can grab a copy of this slim read here! Going forward\, all book club picks will be 10% off in-store and online for the month! RSVP at the link in bio! \nAbout the book \nAfter years of study in Europe\, the young narrator of Season of Migration to the North returns to his village along the Nile in the Sudan. It is the 1960s\, and he is eager to make a contribution to the new postcolonial life of his country. Back home\, he discovers a stranger among the familiar faces of childhood—the enigmatic Mustafa Sa’eed. Mustafa takes the young man into his confidence\, telling him the story of his own years in London\, of his brilliant career as an economist\, and of the series of fraught and deadly relationships with European women that led to a terrible public reckoning and his return to his native land. \nBut what is the meaning of Mustafa’s shocking confession? Mustafa disappears without explanation\, leaving the young man—whom he has asked to look after his wife—in an unsettled and violent no-man’s-land between Europe and Africa\, tradition and innovation\, holiness and defilement\, and man and woman\, from which no one will escape unaltered or unharmed. \nSeason of Migration to the North is a rich and sensual work of deep honesty and incandescent lyricism. In 2001 it was selected by a panel of Arab writers and critics as the most important Arab novel of the twentieth century.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/february-book-club-call-and-response-books/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Our Vicious Oaths with N.E. Davenport
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk: Our Vicious Oaths with N.E. Davenport \nJoin us on Thursday\, November 20 at 7 pm in celebration of Nia “N.E.” Davenport’s latest romantasy release\, Our Vicious Oaths! Nia will be joined in conversation by Michael LaBorn\, and conversation will be followed by a meet & greet and book signing! \n“An instant romantasy classic!” — Katee Robert\, New York Times bestselling author \nEnter a new world of romantic fantasy from award-winning author N.E. Davenport—a journey of powerful magic\, enemies-to-lovers\, and political intrigue—as a warrior-princess and a vengeful king from rival fae courts form a fierce alliance to take down a merciless despot. \nPrincess of the Aether Dominion\, Kadeesha wants nothing to do with fae politics. She is a warrior\, first and foremost\, and believes her greatest strength is leading her squadron of elite winged serpent flyers to protect her homeland. But bound since infancy to be betrothed to the Hyperion High King\, ruler of all Dominions\, she has no choice but to do what men have chosen for her. \nRepulsed by the idea\, she decides to spend one last night of freedom—in the arms of a dangerous stranger who takes her to sexual heights she’s never experienced before…but who is only using Kadeesha to set a trap for the High King. \nFor the High King and the kings of his six Dominions were responsible for the decimation of the Apollyon Court\, and its new king\, Malachi\, wants his pounds of flesh. \nOn Kadeesha’s wedding day\, Malachi and his special forces attack. Her father is killed\, and Malachi wounds the High King\, ultimately taking Kadeesha as hostage back to his land. \nBut she is no true hostage. The two form a pact: she will help lure the High King so Malachi can kill him once and for all\, and he in turn will not harm Kadeesha or the Aether people. And as much as Kadeesha hates politics\, she is now the Queen of her folk. Fae bonds are unbreakable…and so\, perhaps\, is the attraction Kadeesha and Malachi feel for each other. For even as they must publicly display their connection to provoke the High King’s jealousy\, they struggle to resist the powerful allure between them in order to achieve their ultimate goals. \nNia “N.E.” Davenport is an award-winning Science Fiction/Fantasy author who writes stories that blend magic\, mayhem\, and deadly heroines. She attended the University of Southern California and studied Biological Sciences and Theatre Arts. She also has an M.A. in Secondary Education. She teaches English and Biology to amazing students. When she isn’t writing\, she enjoys vacationing with her family\, skiing\, and being a huge foodie. She’s an advocate for diverse perspectives and protagonists in literature. You can find her on Twitter @nia_davenport\, or on Instagram @nia.davenport\, where she talks about binge-worthy TV\, killer movies\, and great books. She lives in Texas with her husband and kids. \nMichael LaBorn is the founder of Left Unread Books\, an imprint under Bindery Books\, where he advocates to disrupt the publishing industry on behalf of authors of color in search of somewhere for their voices to be heard. Additionally\, he is a bookish influencer who uses his platform to advocate for authors in the margins and to challenge systemic barriers in the industry.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/book-talk-our-vicious-oaths-with-n-e-davenport/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vinyl Listening Party
DESCRIPTION:Vinyl Listening Party \nCome through for an evening of great vibes and music spun by our friend Alexandria Ali of Silk Press Ink–the curator behind Call & Response Books’ vinyl collection! \nWe’ll spend the evening socializing\, mingling\, and soaking in some great tunes! Each ticket includes light drinks and refreshments! \nSilk Press Ink is a Black-owned pop up vintage store specializing in vinyl\, cassettes & CDs. Available for home\, coffee table and community library archival consultation by appointment. Curated for you by Alexandria Ali. Preserving the culture one groove at a time.
URL:https://welcometohydepark.com/event/vinyl-listening-party/
LOCATION:Call and Response Books\, 1390 E. Hyde Park Blvd.\, Chicago\, IL\, 60615\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert/Live Music/DJ/Karaoke
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