desirelines book club: episode 7
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The desirelines book club is hosted at desirelines book shop by multi award-winning writer Monika Radojevic. This is a book club that will explore the messiness, intimacy and complexity of desire, sex and sexuality in literature. Expect a carefully curated selection of books and open-minded, respectful discussions where everyone is welcome.
Our next pick is Little Rot written by Akwaeke Emezi
Reeling with grief from their recent breakup, Kalu and Aima are drawn into separate nights of decadence in the heart of New Lagos: a city teeming with traffic, polluted air and cracked faith.
Tonight, the pair are desperate to forget about their troubles. But when Kalu visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that plunges the couple and their friends into the city’s corrupt and glittering underworld.
Grab a copy and join us at the store on 12 January* at 7pm.
*Not our normal Tuesday!
Luma registration essential.
About the book club:
as the famous saying goes: everything is about sex except sex. sex is about power.
the ways that literature portrays sex are a reflection of taboos, social norms, human desires and emotional intimacy. they can also be a reflection of the person that wrote them, their biases and privileges, their unique insights into vulnerable, pleasurable or dangerous moments. we want to explore the many ways these themes come up in some of the best literature around.