July Literary Book Club

Come along to the meeting of the Literary Book Club on Wednesday, July 23 at 7 pm to discuss the B&N Discover Prize Winner, Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu. This breathtaking debut novel is about survival, hope, and second chances in an Asian American community in Massachusetts when a false missile attack throws the residents' lives into chaos. On an otherwise unremarkable morning, the residents of a small town in Massachusetts all receive the same alert: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Confronted with the options of fight or flight, planning or panicking, people are stripped to their basest instincts and reveal their truest selves. Russ squeezes his family into the bathtub, leaving his own survival in question; Nina sends an unforgivable text to her daughter; Milly confesses her unrequited love; and David hits the gas, speeding away from his wife and child. Then, a second message comes in: FALSE ALARM, PLEASE DISREGARD. ALL CLEAR. Fi

All Ages