Book Swaps New York

A Night in the Lonesome October

Get a copy [here on Bookshop ](https://bookshop.org/a/80117/9780063421028)to donate 10% to this bookclub! Under cover of the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman named Jack prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff—gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. For soon, after the death of the moon, black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into the world. But Snuff and his master are not alone. All manner of participants, both human and not, are about with their ancient tools and their animal familiars in preparation for the dread night. It is brave, devoted Snuff who must calculate the patterns of the Game and keep track of the Players—the witch, the mad monk, the vengeful vicar, the Count who sleeps by day, the Good Doctor and the hulking Experiment Man he fashioned from human body parts, and a wild-card American named Larry Talbot—all the while keeping Things at bay and staying a leap ahead of the Great Detective, who knows quite a bit more than he lets on. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut. As the hour approaches—let the Game begin…

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

I will grab a table a few minutes before starting. Please update your RSVP the night before, so I don't sit there waiting for no-shows. Also, kindly purchase at least something from the coffee shop since we are using their space. Synopsis: Rich Dad Poor Dad is Robert's story of growing up with two dads — his real father and the father of his best friend, his "rich dad" — and the ways in which both men shaped his thoughts about money and investing. The book explodes the myth that you need to earn a high income to be rich and explains the difference between working for money and having your money work for you.

Brunch & Visit to Rabbit Books & Bar

Bookworms at Melting Cups (Queens) 📚🪱🪱

The bookworms are back at Melting Cups for the tail end of summer. Join us on **Sunday morning** **(10 am)** at **[Melting Cups Café](https://www.meltingcups.com/)** Arrive, grab a drink ☕️, pastry 🥐 or both, and settle in the art gallery area (back) where the comfy couches are. Around 10:15 a.m., we’ll have casual introductions sharing what books we are reading. 📖🤓 We’ll wrap up by noon when the café gets busier. We'll try to keep this a recurring event through the Fall. If you want to host or co-host let us know!

BROOKLYN Smutty Book Club -

The book for each month is chosen at the previous book club. So please come with your suggestions! Please note: Paddy's of Park Slope serves plenty of drinks, but does not serve food. They welcome people to bring in food, or order in.

"Kin", "Yellowface", "Personal Librarian"

We will meet September 10th at 6pm, at a Persian restaurant in the Upper East Side, Persepolis, and discuss "Kin" by Tayari Jones, about two motherless daughters raised in Louisiana and their different courses of life as women in the south; "Yellowface" a New York Times bestseller about two writers and a manuscript on the Chinese workers recruited by British army in the first world war, published by one of them as her own; and "Personal Librarian" about J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who served him with a hidden identity and led as the first Director the Morgan's Library and Museum on 37rd street and Madison avenue. As always, you will need to have read at least one of the 3 books on the title, but you’re welcome to read all of them. Happy reading!

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

This month’s read: **The Scarlet Pimpernel** by **Baroness Emmuska Orczy** Join us to discuss this 1905 novel, set during the French Revolution, featuring espionage, disguise, and high-stakes rescue. A mysterious Englishman risks everything to save those condemned by the revolutionary government while keeping his identity hidden. Spaces are limited; RSVP required. You are welcome to participate regardless of whether you've finished the book. Looking forward to seeing you there! **New Attendance Policy:** Because our events often have a waitlist, if you **miss 2 events without updating your RSVP**, you may be removed from the group to give other members the opportunity to attend.

"Guapo" de Miguel Yarull (República Dominicana)

August Book Club!

On Monday, August 31st we’ll meet to discuss My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante! 👭🇮🇹 Can read as much of the book as you'd like! 📚 We'll bring Italian snacks to share! You're also welcome to brings snacks but it's not necessary! (We often end up with lots lol) We’ll meet at 6:30pm and we’ll meet inside Romer’s Hell’s Kitchen. Once you get there, take a right til you get to The Study (1st floor office / lounge area) https://maps.app.goo.gl/aRx7Kzjx6y8pUAN3 Please reach out with any questions! Looking forward to seeing you!

The Magnificant Ambersons by Booth Tarkington

Before this was a movie it was a powerful and important novel and Booth Tarkington was a major voice of the early 20th Century. The Book tells of the story of an American Family then, and now. We meet George Amberson Minafer, last stand of a dynasty, run over and brought down by a new breed of financiers and robber barons who know no law but their own. History is all about then - and it's all about now.

Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson

Get a copy [here on Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/80117/9781250899668) to donate 10% to our bookclub! The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?

"The Emperor of Gladness" by Ocean Vuong

[Amazon:] *The hardest thing in the world is to live only once…* One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to take another path. Bereft and out of options, he quickly becomes her caretaker. Over the course of the year, the unlikely pair develops a life-altering bond, one built on empathy, spiritual reckoning, and heartbreak, with the power to transform Hai’s relationship to himself, his family, and a community on the brink. Following the cycles of history, memory, and time, The Emperor of Gladness shows the profound ways in which love, labor, and loneliness form the bedrock of American life. At its heart is a brave epic about what it means to exist on the fringes of society and to reckon with the wounds that haunt our collective soul. Hallmarks of Ocean Vuong’s writing—formal innovation, syntactic dexterity, and the ability to twin grit with grace through tenderness—are on full display in this story of loss, hope, and how far we would go to possess one of life’s most fleeting mercies: a second chance.