June 2026 Classic: Giovannis Room
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“Perhaps, as we say in America, I wanted to find myself. This is an interesting phrase, not current as far as I know in the language of any other people, which certainly does not mean what it says but betrays a nagging suspicion that something has been misplaced. I think now that if I had any intimation that the self I was going to find would turn out to be only the same self from which I had spent so much time in flight, I would have stayed at home.”
― James Baldwin, Giovanni's
Starting this book club off with a certified banger. If you enjoy books that explore themes of guilt, shame, love, death, and belonging in hauntingly beautiful and emotionally intense prose, then you will love Giovanni's room.
This is the first event of this book club, so if people do sign up for it, we will meet at Havana Coffee works on 163 Tory Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, at 11 am on Sunday, June 28. See you then!