ABCD Reads "Audition" by Katie Kitamura

ABCD Reads Audition by Katie Kitamura.

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:: ABOUT THE BOOK ::
"Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? Two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately." (from BookMarks.reviews)

"This is comfortable terrain for Kitamura, who over five novels has perfected the maneuver of burrowing into such gaps between our innermost selves and the roles we perform for others. Her characters are often passive, but can hardly be called inert. She traces the transfer of power between men and women with horse-race precision, suggesting that in every dynamic, we are constantly being fitted for new costumes and vying for a starring part.
Audition realizes Kitamura’s longstanding interests in the form of a woman who inhabits roles for a living. It’s her most thrilling examination yet of the deceit inherent in human connection." (from New York Times Book Review)

:: ABOUT THE EVENT ::
You are welcome to arrive 30 minutes before the event and stay 30 minutes or longer afterward to connect with other attendees outside the book talk.

Please ensure you have read the book before attending (though finishing any book is not a barrier to participating, as long as you don't mind spoilers).

First-time attendees can join for free. If the event is full, we maintain an unofficial waitlist. Please send Michael a direct message for more information, in either case.

We request a $3 contribution from regular attendees to help cover our monthly meetup costs.

:: ABOUT OUR NEXT BOOK ::
At the end of each event, we will ask for nominees for our next book. If you have a good one in mind, please ensure it is between 200-400 pages long, available from the Toronto Public Library, and counts as contemporary literary fiction (though these are not hard and fast rules). When enough nominees are collected, Michael will send the members a direct message with a link where you can vote.