Bookish Encounters

For the month of September, we will be reading Ebony Gate by Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle. Description:

Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world. But Emiko never needed any magic. Because she is the Blade of the Soong Clan. Or was. Until she’s drenched in blood in the middle of a market in China, surrounded by bodies and the scent of blood and human waste as a lethal perfume.

The Butcher of Beijing now lives a quiet life in San Francisco, importing antiques. But when a shinigami, a god of death itself, calls in a family blood debt, Emiko must recover the Ebony Gate that holds back the hungry ghosts of the Yomi underworld. Or forfeit her soul as the anchor.

What's a retired assassin to do but save the City by the Bay from an army of the dead?

The library has it on their shelves: https://sdpl.na5.iiivega.com/search/card?id=dc2586db-a3d6-5392-b414-18adda0d8584&entityType=FormatGroup

You can find it in multiple forms from Bookshop.org:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/ebony-gate-the-phoenix-hoard-julia-vee/c39f5a2e5d0c6405?ean=9781250837455&bkshp-astro=t

Mysterious Galaxy has it on their shelves:
https://mystgalaxy.com/search?q=ebony%20gate

Hope to see you there!

For the month of October, we will read The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray. Description:

The happily married Mr. Knightley and Emma are throwing a party at their country estate, bringing together distant relatives and new acquaintances—characters beloved by Jane Austen fans. Definitely not invited is Mr. Wickham, whose latest financial scheme has netted him an even broader array of enemies. As tempers flare and secrets are revealed, it’s clear that everyone would be happier if Mr. Wickham got his comeuppance. Yet they’re all shocked when Wickham turns up murdered—except, of course, for the killer hidden in their midst.

Nearly everyone at the house party is a suspect, so it falls to the party’s two youngest guests to solve the mystery: Juliet Tilney, the smart and resourceful daughter of Catherine and Henry, eager for adventure beyond Northanger Abbey; and Jonathan Darcy, the Darcys’ eldest son, whose adherence to propriety makes his father seem almost relaxed. In this tantalizing fusion of Austen and Christie, from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray, the unlikely pair must put aside their own poor first impressions and uncover the guilty party—before an innocent person is sentenced to hang.

The library has multiple copies: https://sdpl.na5.iiivega.com/search/card?id=ffe98827-67ad-5e22-bc66-ea335847496d&entityType=FormatGroup

Bookshop.org has it in different formats:
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-murder-of-mr-wickham-claudia-gray/df113eba4b98548f?ean=9780593313817&bkshp-astro=t

Mysterious Galaxy has it on their shelves:
https://mystgalaxy.com/book/9780593313817

Hope to see you there!

In an effort to have a day to spend with one of my partners, and to include the other one in this book club (he has a rotating conflict on Tuesdays), CBC is moving to the THIRD MONDAY of the month. Also, December's meeting was originally scheduled for Christmas Eve, which no one wanted.

Books will be announced in comments. We are currently listing 3-4 suggested books a month. READ WHAT YOU HAVE TIME FOR AND WHAT INTERESTS YOU! Don't be a no-show if you didn't read anything. Odds are good that I didn't either! We're happy to have you join the conversation regardless.

CBC is co-ed and all ages, so feel free to bring anyone who may be interested in the subject matter. However, we do read adult books, so use your best judgement if inviting youngins.

All events are virtual. I love not having to find locations and parking. Comic Book Club is on the 3rd Monday of the month, via zoom. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84258043455?pwd=YndkODNUK09DQXdIMnlWUzBkdFMzQT09

I pick books for the next year in October-December from our Goodreads list. Please vote for books via this list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/199258.Comic_Book_Club_Recommendations_2024_Revision_MEMBERS_ONLY
You can vote for books already on the list or add other things. My only request is you don't add anything we've already read. You can see the complete list of over 200 books we've read at https://www.amazon.com/ideas/amzn1.account.AH7BMWV5TF7LIYTIVOISDXXK3Z4A/XD4DYUA0MI0F?type=explore&ref=idea_cp_vl_ov_d

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