Get Lit!
Join the WNYC and New York Public Library's Get Lit! Book Club, hosted by Alison Stewart from All Of It.
On October 26th, Alison will be in conversation with author T. Kira Madden, author of the new novel "Whidbey."
The event is on Monday, October 26th at 6 pm ET at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL).
Tickets are FREE, but seats are first come, first serve. Tickets do NOT guarantee you a seat.
Doors open at 5:30 pm ET.
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The Get Lit! Book Club, a partnership between WNYC and The New York Public Library, brings New Yorkers together each month to read and discuss a popular title.
The October title is T Kira Madden's thrilling debut novel "Whidbey"—a portrait of three women connected through one man in the aftermath of his murder.
From the Publisher: Birdie Chang didn’t know anything about Whidbey Island when she chose it, only that it was about as far away as she could get from her own life. She’s a woman on the run, desperate for an escape from the headlines back home and the look of concern in her girlfriend’s eyes—and from Calvin Boyer, the man who abused her as a child and who’s now resurfaced. On her way, she has an unnerving encounter with a stranger on the ferry who offers her a proposition, a sinister solution and plan for revenge.
But Birdie isn’t the only girl Calvin harmed back then. There’s also Linzie King, a former reality TV star who recently wrote all about it in her bestselling memoir. Though the two women have never met, their stories intertwine. Once Birdie arrives on Whidbey, she finally cracks the book’s spine, only to find too much she recognizes in its pages. Soon after, on the other side of the country, Calvin’s loving mother, Mary-Beth, receives a shocking phone call from the police: her only son has been murdered.
Calvin’s death sets into motion a series of events that sends each woman on a desperate search for answers. A complex whodunit told from alternating points of view, Whidbey is searingly perceptive and astonishingly original. Exploring the long reach of violence and our flawed systems of incarceration and rehabilitation, this is a tense and provocative debut that’s sure to incite crucial questions about the pursuit of justice and who has real power over a story: the one who lives it, or the one who tells it?
Throughout the month, All of It host Alison Stewart and the Library will accompany readers, providing touchpoints on-air and on social media at @allofitwnyc and @nypl. Borrow the book (and more than 300,000 others) for free through the Library on your preferred device. Learn more about e-book access at www.nypl.org/ebookhelp
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- Join the Club. Follow our book club on the All Of It instagram page, @ALLOFITWNYC. In our stories, you’ll find polls, questions, fun facts, comments, and snapshots of listeners reading along with us. And check out some of our past Get Lit segments to get excited!
- Get a copy of the book. Since, you know, it’s a book club. Buy a copy from your local independent bookseller, or download a free, 3-week e-book copy from New York Public Library!
- Reach out to a friend, and read along with Alison and the All Of It team.
- Join us monthly for a book club event featuring an interview and Q&A with the author, a musical performance, and some other special guests!
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