ABCD Reads "Julius Julius" by Aurora Stewart de Peña

ABCD Reads Julius Julius by Aurora Stewart de Peña.

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:: ABOUT THE BOOK ::
"With biting wit, Aurora Stewart de Peña satirizes the creative industry she’s spent years in.
From the people who brought you the invention of advertising comes Julius Julius, a rambling architectural wonder, outpost of the very first ad man of ancient Pompeii, built on the backs of generations of creative survivors who just want to lie on the floor of a conference room and cry about the lumber account without being sexually harassed.
Stewart de Peña’s debut novel reveals the cracks in the veneer of the creative industries, and the crisis of consciousness underneath in a novel full of compassion, humour, and blonde sausage dogs." (from the Goodreads)

"How do ad campaigns fundamentally affect the way we think – and how do ghosts help grease the wheels of corporate greed?
Julius Julius, the quirky, ethereal debut novel by playwright and essayist Aurora Stewart de Peña, seeks to answer those questions in its haunting portrait of an advertising agency built atop a maze of mysterious catacombs.
Presented as a mosaic of short vignettes, Julius Julius highlights advertising’s capacity to change the world, while critiquing the means by which it has historically done so. The book, a toothy, tender satire, betrays Stewart de Peña’s lived experience: She has spent years employed as a marketing strategist." (from The Globe and Mail)

:: 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.