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Roast Battle Berlin #44 - Round 9 - English Comedy
Roast Battle Berlin #44 - Round 9 - English Comedy
🔥 **Roast Battle Berlin #44** 🔥 **2026 Tournament – Round 9** **WHO IS BATTLING?!** **Theo Mason Wood** vs. **Gino Christofaro** **Younes Benslaoui** vs. **Thomas Spitzer** **(RBL Barcelona)** **Divya Mirlay** vs. **Christoph Schmid** **Mahir Berghash** vs. **Lukas Paul Bela** Guest Judges: **TBD** **WHAT EVEN IS A ROAST BATTLE?** A **roast battle** is like a boxing match but with words, two opponents trading hilarious, brutal insults in front of a live crowd. No punches, just punchlines. The sharper the joke, the louder the laughs. It’s comedy at its boldest, raw, fearless, and ridiculously funny. Made famous on Comedy Central and now a global sensation, there are zero limits, so expect wildly unfiltered, unapologetically non-PC jokes. **WHERE IS THIS HAPPENING?** **The Wall Comedy Club**, Grünberger Str. 84 **WHAT TIME?** Doors: 22:45 **Show starts: 23:00** Show ends: 00:15 **HOW MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS FUN?** **Free Reservations Online** **\*It's a pay what you want show** (recommended amount 10€) \*\*Reservations are voided at 23:00 ![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1181473687%252F294345577367%252F1%252Foriginal.20260405-205344%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3Dbc5897665148a7c3b83e87ca00442a12&w=1880&q=75) **Part of the official international roasting league –** the premier shit-talking league in the world. With **16 cities worldwide competing**, this is global comedy at its most ruthless. The best battlers from around the world step in, throw down, and prove who’s got the sharpest tongue. Want more? Catch all the action, behind-the-scenes chaos, and top-tier insults at www.rbl.live www.youtube.com/@RoastBattle **The A League – STANDINGS** ![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1183609015%252F294345577367%252F1%252Foriginal.20260502-211453%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D2d545c7b43d0c601141098edafb8df48&w=1880&q=75) **The B League – Knockout Tournament** ![](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1181966769%252F294345577367%252F1%252Foriginal.20260412-103955%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3Da547cc93000ec13aa77fee040e885fbb&w=1880&q=75) Produced and hosted by **Dave Adams** @daveadamsisok and **Christoph Schmid** @topf.comedy **Follow our IG @roastbattleberlin to see competitors in the running, group scores and battle clips**
🎤🌟 STAND-UP COMEDY & CLUB NIGHT
🎤🌟 STAND-UP COMEDY & CLUB NIGHT
**Ein Abend voller Lachen, guter Stimmung und anschließendem Feiern: Perfekt, um gemeinsam etwas zu erleben und neue Leute kennenzulernen.** Wir starten mit einer Stand-up Comedy Show, bei der sowohl erfahrene Comedians als auch spannende Newcomer auf der Bühne stehen. Freu dich auf spontane Gags, ehrlichen Humor und eine Atmosphäre, die einfach Spaß macht. Nach der Show geht der Abend nahtlos weiter: Der Club öffnet seine Floors und wer Lust hat, kann noch bleiben, tanzen und den Abend gemeinsam ausklingen lassen. **Was dich erwartet:** \- Live Stand\-up Comedy mit Profis & Newcomern \- entspannte Gruppenatmosphäre \- ein gemeinsames Erlebnis statt klassischem Smalltalk \- danach optional feiern auf 3 DJ\-Floors Musikbereiche: 🎶 Retro / 80er / 90er 🎧 House 🪩 Techno **🙋‍♀️NEU HIER? Kein Problem!** Bei Bloumie kommen alle alleine(also bloß keine Scheu!) und viele sind zum ersten Mal dabei. Die Gruppen sind bewusst klein gehalten, immer moderiert und die Atmosphäre ist offen und entspannt, sodass man schnell Anschluss findet. **❗️Wichtige Änderung beim Anmeldeprozess** Unsere Community wächst aktuell auf verschiedenen Plattformen — deshalb werden alle Eventbuchungen ab sofort gebündelt über unsere eigene Plattform abgewickelt. Dort findest du immer den genauen Treffpunkt, Updates und alle wichtigen Informationen. Die Registrierung ist kostenlos und schnell erledigt: **[https://bloumie.app/login](https://bloumie.app/login)** Aktuell läuft alles über unsere Web-App. Eine App Store-Version folgt in den kommenden Wochen. **💰 Eventkosten** Einige Events sind kostenfrei, andere kostenpflichtig — je nach Aufwand, Organisation und Reservierungen vor Ort. Die Teilnahmegebühr hilft vor allem dabei, die Plätze verbindlich zu halten und die Events zuverlässig planen zu können. 🌷 **Die Teilnahmegebühr für dieses Event beträgt 5 €.** Sie dient dazu, die Plätze verbindlich zu halten und das gemeinsame Treffen als Gruppe zu organisieren. Essen und Getränke zahlt jede Teilnehmerin selbst vor Ort. Je nach Location oder Aktivität können zusätzliche Kosten entstehen, zum Beispiel Eintrittspreise oder freiwillige Beiträge vor Ort (z.B. spendenbasierte Events mit freiwilligem Beitrag von 5-10 Euro). Diese werden direkt beim jeweiligen Anbieter bezahlt und sind nicht Teil der Teilnahmegebühr! **🎁 Willkommens-Goodie** Als kleines Dankeschön für dein Interesse kannst du mit dem Rabattcode **YOUBLOOM** dein erstes kostenpflichtiges Event kostenlos buchen. Folge Bloumie gerne auch auf Instagram (@bloumie.app), um keine Events mehr zu verpassen. 🌸 Sende mir bei Fragen einfach eine Privatnachricht! :-) Liebe Grüße Joana 🌸
The Epic Comedy Club Showcase: Stand up Comedy in Berlin (English-Speaking)
The Epic Comedy Club Showcase: Stand up Comedy in Berlin (English-Speaking)
Book a ticket [HERE](https://www.epiccomedyberlin.com/weekly-shows?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=epic-comedy-showcase-meetup-berlin-sales&utm_content=listing-main-v1&target=weekly-shows&show=epic-comedy-showcase&city=berlin) A comedy extravaganza that showcases the very best veteran and up-and-coming comedic talent in Berlin. DOORS 8:00 PM, SHOW STARTS 9:00 PM BAR IS CASH ONLY Join us for a night of Epic Comedy as we bring you the cream of the crop when it comes to Berlin's established and up-and-coming comedians. Our code is quality. That means no first-timers, no hobbyists, just tried and tested comedians bringing you tight sets of original comedy. We pick our comics based solely on their ability to take you from the sprawling plains of average humour and usher you through the gates of next-level hilarity. This is a Pay-What-You Want show. This means you reserve a ticket and don't pay anything upfront. You pay what you think the show is worth at the end. We are confident in our ability to deliver a lineup and show that is worth at least 15-20 Euro and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is. Can we make it any fairer than that? Still, if you'd rather pay upfront, we also have the option of purchasing a table seat which offers you somewhere to stack your drinks and is located farther back from the stage. The call has gone out, the comics are gathering. The only question is, are you in the mood for something Epic?! Join us for the best Friday comedy live event in Berlin! Book now! PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to offer refunds within 24 hours of showtime
Monthly- Desi Girls : Wellbeing & Health
Monthly- Desi Girls : Wellbeing & Health
**✨ Hello Desi Girls! ✨** **Let’s get together and talk about our health this time!** **How you manage those late night cravings, where is your favorite sports class? How do you meal prep? Did you get your vitamin D checked? How do you not doom scroll insta? -** ***Yes! let us talk about women’s health with no judgement! ✋*** **Let us co-learn and help each other by our own experiences of over coming these every day challanages. ❤️** **Join this meetup and become part of** **largest** **desi girl community in berlin with 200 active members as of now.** **(IMP- community event for only south asian girls)** **Our Story-** **We started this group to create a welcoming space for desi girls to find real friendship.** **Who are we?** **We host free community events for Desi women in Berlin (Desi = people from South Asia). We are within the avg age of 25-35ish. Creating a space for you to be truly you!** **And the group is very active, not commercial at all, only friendship 🫶🏻.** **To keep this a safe and comfortable space, hosts personally add members to the WhatsApp group after meeting them. You can join any of our upcoming meetup. 🥰**
Luxury & Empowerment: Refining capacities to receive and to give
Luxury & Empowerment: Refining capacities to receive and to give
**Luxury & Empowerment: Refining capacities to receive and to give** with ***Jorge De Hoyos*** for **GBTQ+ men\*** **[Book a ticket](https://wearevillage.org/en/shop/sensual-touch/w20-2026)** Member: **15€** Non-member: **30€** Ready to rewrite your scripts on intimacy? Join us for an exploration of the delicate dance between giving and receiving. By tuning into your body’s unique signals of “yes” and “no,” you’ll learn to transform old habits into playful new roles. Whether you’re seeking the “luxury vacation” of a perfect touch or the thrill of radical generosity, this workshop offers a safe, consent-based space to expand your capacity for pleasure. What are your patterns in getting what you want? Is it vulnerable to ask for what you truly desire? And if something is requested of you, are you confident to give appropriately and enough? The relational work of cultivating pleasure through consent requires listening to where your body registers expanded channels and resistances & blocks to the flows of intention and energy. Which habits then would you like to transform? What new and fresh roles might you try on? What touch would be a luxury vacation, and how adventurous can you be in your generosity? All capacity levels welcome! \*Nudity and gential touch is possible, but no where near expected or required. 🔵 **Luxus & Empowerment: Die Kunst des Empfangens und Gebens verfeinern** Sensual Touch Lab Series mit ***Jorge de Hoyos*** Bist du bereit, deine Skripte über Intimität neu zu schreiben? Begib dich mit uns auf eine Entdeckungsreise durch den feinen Tanz zwischen Geben und Nehmen. Indem du lernst, auf die ganz eigenen Signale deines Körpers für „Ja“ und „Nein“ zu hören, transformierst du alte Gewohnheiten in spielerische neue Rollen. Egal, ob du den „Luxusurlaub“ einer perfekten Berührung suchst oder den Nervenkitzel radikaler Großzügigkeit – dieser Workshop bietet dir einen sicheren, konsensbasierten Raum, um deine Fähigkeit für Genuss zu erweitern. Welche Muster zeigst du, wenn es darum geht, das zu bekommen, was du willst? Fühlst du dich verletzlich, wenn du nach deinen wahren Wünschen fragst? Und wenn etwas von dir erbeten wird: Hast du das Selbstvertrauen, angemessen und aus vollem Herzen zu geben? Die Beziehungsarbeit, Lust durch Konsens zu kultivieren, erfordert ein tiefes Hineinhören: Wo spürt dein Körper offene Kanäle und wo zeigen sich Widerstände oder Blockaden im Fluss von Absicht und Energie? Welche Gewohnheiten möchtest du transformieren? In welche neuen, frischen Rollen würdest du gerne schlüpfen? Welche Berührung wäre für dich wie ein Luxusurlaub, und wie abenteuerlustig kannst du in deiner Großzügigkeit sein? Alle Erfahrungsstufen sind willkommen! \*Nacktheit und genitale Berührungen sind möglich, werden aber keinesfalls erwartet oder vorausgesetzt.
SU&W Friday Finish it near Jannowitzbrücke
SU&W Friday Finish it near Jannowitzbrücke
We are going to be seated together at **the big table on the 1st floor** of the cafe. As always, we will do **two sessions of each 45 minutes** of writing with **one break of 15 minutes** in-between. We are making reservation and counting on you to show up, so please register only when you are going to be there, don't forget to update your RSVP if you can't come. Unfortunately cafes in Berlin are getting less and less laptop-friendly, please don't forget to order your drink or snack to support the cafe which will have us. If you are new to the meetup, don't worry, just come and say hi to the organizer. We also have many long-term regulars who will be happy to help you out and feel welcomed. We also have a **Telegram chat**: https://t.me/joinchat/ERW3pxD5kfELGeWs9SUhjw For more information, visit: https://shutupwrite.com Looking forward to see you! 😊
WINE & PAINT
WINE & PAINT
## *A space where creativity flows and every sip inspires.* ‍ Start Your Weekend afternoon with a glass of wine in hand and let Your creativity come to life in a friendly, laid-back setting made for painting and having a good time. Our Wine and Paint Sessions are great whether You're just starting out or have painted before - no pressure, just fun. *With easy and encouraging guidance from our Creative Teachers, You’ll paint Your own canvas while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere.* ‍ ##### **WHEN:** Every Friday: "Date & Paint Edition" - for singles &/ couples to get to know new friends * 4 - 5.30 pm Every Saturday: "Wine & Paint - Pre-Drinking Edition" - start Your Saturday right * 4 - 5.30 pm Every Sunday: "Wine & Paint - Chill Vibes Edition" - for Smooth Sundays * 4 - 5.30 pm Whether You're planning a date, looking to unwind solo, or meeting up with friends, this is Your moment to enjoy the process, get creative, and take home something You made Yourself. *Join us for a relaxed evening of wine and painting — each week brings something new to create, cheers to, and enjoy.* ‍ ##### **INCLUDES:** **‍**All Materials * 2 glasses of wine / cocktail (2 × 200 ml) or 2 Soft Drinks ‍ ##### **SIGN UP & TICKETS:** **‍**No registration needed. Simply come by & get Your ticket at the box office before the class. ##### ‍ ‍...for more info check out www.dna-artclub.com / follow us on IG: @nightart.club See You soon :) Love. DNA. *** \*Members of Dair Night Art e.V. and Subscribers of DNA. Art GbR. \*\*By entering the DNA. ART HOUSE, You agree to comply with the Hausordnung of Dair Night Art e.V. and Geschäftsordnung of Dair Night Art e.V. Please ensure You review these documents thoroughly in advance.

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Women’s Book Club: Ingeborg Bachmann - Malina
Women’s Book Club: Ingeborg Bachmann - Malina
This week we are discussing **Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann** We look forward to seeing you! Please remember to cancel your participation in good time if you are not coming. This will give someone else enough time to read the book and come to the meeting. Just a heads up: **The cafe only accepts card payments for amounts over €10**, so you may want to bring some cash for smaller orders. If you have book suggestions, would like to vote on our next reads, or join us for additional activities, please ask someone at the meeting to add you to our WhatsApp group.
Book Club+Reading Together @Tales Untold in Friedrichshain
Book Club+Reading Together @Tales Untold in Friedrichshain
Hi all, I am back in Berlin ;) Let's meet again on another Sunday morning. Agenda: 10:30-11:00 Arrival, ordering drinks, getting to know each other 11:00-12:00 Reading together 12:00-13:00 Share reading experience There is no books assigned. Just bring whatever you are reading for now. Please sign up only when you can join the event. Have fun!
Silent Reading / Creating Club at W66 (Saturday) [Luma to RSVP]
Silent Reading / Creating Club at W66 (Saturday) [Luma to RSVP]
RSVP on Luma: [https://luma.com/y7jwd3nm?utm_source=Meetup](https://luma.com/y7jwd3nm?utm_source=Meetup) Silent Reading / Creating Club is a gathering for people who enjoy focusing together in public. Bring a book, a notebook, a sketchpad, knitting needles, whatever you’d like to spend a quiet hour doing. All projects and all participants are welcome. We’re building a community of readers and creators who value depth, presence, and shared silence. The reading and creating isn't the real highlight, though, it’s in the people who return and make it feel like a familiar room. (Please RSVP “yes” only if you can make it, so we can save a seat for you and others on the waitlist.) Our Meeting Point is the **W66 Café**. There’s no entrance fee, but please order at least one item from the café and don’t bring outside food or drinks 🙂 No assignments, expectations, or pressure. Just a shared hour of intentional silence, followed by the opportunity for good conversation. 🕰 Our Agenda **10:30 – 11:00** Arrivals, ordering drinks/food, light social time **11:00 – 12:00** The Great Quiet Hour (Read. Write. Sketch. Code. Think. Sit.) **12:00 – 12:30** Optional socializing: share what you were reading or creating, or simply continue in quiet focus. ## 🏡 House Guidelines To keep this space calm and welcoming for everyone: • Silence during the focus hour (no calls or conversations) • Put cellphones on silent mode • If using technology, please avoid meetings or audio (headphones please!) • Arrive before 11:00 if possible to minimize disruptions
Berlin Arabic Book Club Weekly Session
Berlin Arabic Book Club Weekly Session
📚 **Berlin Arabic Book Club – Weekly Meetup** Join us for our weekly book discussion. Whether you're reading a novel in Arabic, a memoir in English, or a philosophical essay in German, you're welcome to bring it and share a few thoughts. Each session is relaxed, with no required reading — just bring a book you’re currently into or one you’ve read and want to talk about. ### 🔸 What to Expect: * We gather, grab coffee or tea ☕, and introduce ourselves. * Each member briefly talks about their book (any language is fine: Arabic, English, or German). * We open the floor for conversation, questions, or thoughts sparked by the books. * Cultural exchange is encouraged! ### 🔸 What to Bring: * A book you're reading or one you'd love to talk about. * An open mind and curiosity. **اللقاء الأسبوعي لنادي الكتاب العربي في برلين** انضموا إلينا في لقاءنا الأسبوعي في مقهى **دندنة** الدافئ! سواء كنت تقرأ رواية بالعربية، أو مذكرات بالإنجليزية، أو مقالة فلسفية بالألمانية — فأنت مرحب بك لتشارك ببعض الأفكار عنها. اللقاء غير رسمي، ولا توجد قراءة إلزامية — فقط احضر كتابًا تقرأه حاليًا أو كتابًا أحببته وتود الحديث عنه. ### 🔸 ماذا تتوقّع؟ * نبدأ بالتعارف وطلب القهوة أو الشاي ☕. * يشارك كل عضو نبذة عن كتابه (أي لغة مرحّب بها: العربية، الإنجليزية، أو الألمانية). * نفتح المجال للنقاش والأسئلة وتبادل الأفكار المستوحاة من الكتب.
Sunday Silent Reading @ Bode Museum
Sunday Silent Reading @ Bode Museum
Registration available also on Luma : https://luma.com/jjg884su (Only sign up once please) Silent Book Club is a group of book lovers who enjoy reading together in public. All books and all readers are welcome. (Kindly RSVP 'yes' only if you can make it, so we can save a seat for you and our fellow readers on the waitlist!) This page-turning party will unfold in the Café (1st floor) at the Bode Museum. There's no entrance fee, but please order at least one item from the cafe and don't bring any outside drinks :) No quizzes, no pressure, no assigned books - just a group of book-loving souls basking in the beauty of silent reading. **Our thrilling agenda:** 10:30 am - 11:00 am - Arrivals, ordering drinks/food (social time) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Great Quiet Reading Hour (where silence is the star) 12:00 pm - 13:00 pm - Optional socializing, share your reading adventures or just keep exploring the pages Stay for lunch, and who knows? You might just find your next favorite book over a pizza. NB: If you plan to go for lunch, please consider bringing cash, as some restaurants only accept card payments after a certain amount.
Silent Reading Club
Silent Reading Club
Ditch the old book club, where everyone has to read the same book...this is better! It works like this: Bring your own book. Come chat, have some tea or coffee, get to know your neighbors. Then we quietly read together, side by side, for about one hour, each one reading their own book, and afterwards we talk with each other about what we are reading. The usual agenda: - Arrival and introduction (~20 minutes) - ⁠Silent reading (~1 hour) - ⁠Discussion (~30-40 minutes) - ⁠Join us for a bite at a local restaurant afterwards, if you like! You may read in any language, you may read any book. We are a group of international residents of Berlin from many different countries, of all ages, and we converse in English. We welcome you! No registration needed – the event is donation based. All funds support the Offenes Wohnzimmer.
[Ladies Only] I WRITE @Iska Café – A Silent Writing Club for Women
[Ladies Only] I WRITE @Iska Café – A Silent Writing Club for Women
Welcome to **I WRITE**, a gentle space for anyone who wants to write—quietly, freely, and without judgment. This will be a Ladies Only gathering: a women-only writing space designed for quiet, connection, and creativity. Whether you’re journaling, writing a novel, drafting an article, or just processing your thoughts, this is a space to simply show up and write. There’s no set topic, no feedback circle, and no pressure. Just a warm community, a calm atmosphere, and time dedicated to your writing practice. 🗓️ **What to expect:** * 14:30 - 15:00 **→** 30 min arriving, optional socialising (arrive early, meet other writers) * 15:00 - 16:00 **→** 1 hour of silent writing (headphones welcome, focus encouraged) * 16:00–16:30 **→** 30 mins break + optional chat or solo time (stay and chat or go celebrate the rest of your Sunday) * 16:30–17:30 → 1 more hour of silent writing (for those staying) * 17:30–18:00 → 30 mins of chat, and leaving 🎒 **Bring:** * Something to write with (laptop, notebook, phone, typewriter… anything goes) * Your current project or a blank page * Yourself, exactly as you are **👉 Responsibility:** * Our location is limited; thus, I am kindly asking you to RSVP only if you are willing to attend. **📍Location:** * We meet at the Iska Cafe at Kalckreuthstraße 7, 10777 Berlin. Google map pin: [here](https://maps.app.goo.gl/765XQTN8KBGv95gx9) * 🚇 **U1\, U2 Wittenbergplatz \|\| U1\, U2\, U3\, U4 Nollendorfplatz** * 🚌 **106\, 187\, M19\, M29 An Der Urania \|\| M46 Motzstraße** If you know how to hold a pen or how to type, you will always be welcomed. Let's write together!

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June Book Club Meetup
June Book Club Meetup
Welcome, readers! Our June read is ***Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible*** ***Voyage*** **by Alfred Lansing.** A work of nonfiction, and one of the most astonishing survival stories in history, we follow Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew after their ship is crushed by Antarctic ice. Stranded in one of the harshest environments on Earth, the men endure months of isolation, freezing temperatures, and near starvation—yet refuse to give up hope. Lansing brings their ordeal to life through vivid detail and firsthand accounts, capturing both the brutality of nature and the resilience of the human spirit. At its core, the story is a powerful testament to leadership, perseverance, and the unbreakable will to survive against impossible odds. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **all** **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖
May Book Club Meetup
May Book Club Meetup
Welcome, readers! Our May read is **_Kindred_ by Octavia E. Butler.** The story follows Dana, a Black woman living in 1976 California, who is suddenly pulled back to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War. She learns her survival is tied to a white slaveholder’s son. Forced to move between centuries, she must endure the brutal realities of slavery while fighting to hold on to her identity. Tense, intimate, and unforgettable, Kindred explores how the past refuses to stay buried. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat
[Columbus library link to book](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C3351321) Location: The Goat River South 219 S High St, Columbus, OH 43215 Street parking is free on Sundays [Menu](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/686d3ed16745133042482c5f/t/68ff654dbb03b96875430bde/1761568077220/all_brunch-20250311.pdf) Book summary: On a hot day in Bethlehem, a twelve-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity. She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement will echo on through her adolescence. When our narrator finally admits to her mother that she is queer, her mother's response only intensifies a sense of shame: 'You exist too much,' she tells her daughter. Told in vignettes that flash between the U.S. and the Middle East--from New York to Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine--Zaina Arafat's debut novel traces her protagonist's progress from blushing teen to sought-after DJ and aspiring writer.
"Under the Oak Tree" by Suji Kim
"Under the Oak Tree" by Suji Kim
Join us for lunch/tea at Asterisk Supper Club to discuss our May book "Under the Oak Tree" by Suji Kim Lady Maximilian is the daughter of the powerful Duke Croyso, but she is rarely allowed outside her family’s sprawling castle for fear that her stutter will tarnish their noble name. When she is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, Maxi doesn’t dare hope for happiness, let alone love. Her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin, and Riftan leaves without a word the morning after their vows are exchanged. Now, three years after their disastrous wedding night, Riftan has returned as a war hero. To Maxi’s surprise, despite rumors that he was offered marriage to Princess Agnes, a beautiful and renowned sorceress, Riftan still wants Maxi for his wife. And when he comes to claim her, his longing becomes a desire that bewilders Maxi, even as she is overcome by the scorching heat that Riftan’s presence ignites within her. As she learns to navigate the intricacies of her new life, Maxi will find herself and her courage, and discover that she is anything but powerless.
"Metal Slinger" by Rachel Schneider
"Metal Slinger" by Rachel Schneider
Join us as we discuss our June pick: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider! Book description: Even though she's not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha, training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta–the very same people who exiled her adopted community to a life at sea. Going to the market is a rite of passage eagerly anticipated by all young guards, but Brynn does not anticipate breaking a century-long peace treaty while there. Nor does she plan for the intense encounter with an enemy soldier that now threatens to unwind the fragile coexistence between their people–and everything Brynn once believed about herself to be true. Brynn's loyalty to the Alaha is tested when the truth of her identity is brought to light by this soldier who's taken an oath to bring her back to where she belongs. Narrowly escaping death on the violent high seas, Brynn's connection to the Alaha is further tested when she learns about the world of magic she's been denied. She was once certain of her fate and where she belonged, but the dark, knowing eyes of this stranger have her questioning everything, including her heart. Packed with knife fights and seafaring adventure, METAL SLINGER is the smash-hit start to the romantic fantasy duology, the Fire & Metal series
Bad Girls Book Club May 2026
Bad Girls Book Club May 2026
**Our May novel is: *The Quiet Librarian* by Allen Eskens** **This month’s book is set in the 20th century and mixes historical fiction with suspense and thriller elements. It also centers on women’s stories and relationships. The novel is 368 pages in print or 8 hours and 12 minutes on audiobook.** Hana Babic is a quiet, middle-aged librarian in Minnesota who wants nothing more than to be left alone. But when a detective arrives with the news that her best friend has been murdered, Hana knows that something evil has come for her, a dark remnant of the past she and her friend had shared. Thirty years before, Hana was someone else: Nura Divjak, a teenager growing up in the mountains of war-torn Bosnia—until Serbian soldiers arrived to slaughter her entire family before her eyes. The events of that day thrust Nura into the war, leading her to join a band of militia fighters, where she became not only a fierce warrior but a legend—the deadly Night Mora. But a shattering final act forced Nura to flee to the United States with a bounty on her head\*\*.\*\*