Join us for Bløm’s book club! Every four to six weeks we get together to share drinks and reflections on thought provoking books from a diverse range of authors and topics. A great way to enjoy a drink, explore new books, and to meet others in the Bløm community! Didn't have a chance to finish the book? No problem, you can still join for great company and conversation. 

If you would like to join us, copies can be found at the Ann Arbor District Library, the Saline Library, the Ypsilanti Library, online, and locally. Literati has generously offered a 15% discount on copies purchased there. If you’d like to utilize this discount, simply visit/call Literati and let them know you’re part of the Bløm Book Club.

This round we will be reading True Biz by Sara Nović:

From Goodreads, “True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who's never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school's golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the headmistress, who is fighting to keep her school open and her marriage intact, but might not be able to do both. As a series of crises both personal and political threaten to unravel each of them, Charlie, Austin, and February find their lives inextricable from one another's—and changed forever.

This is a story of sign language and lip-reading, disability and civil rights, isolation and injustice, first love and loss, and, above all, great persistence, daring, and joy. Absorbing and assured, idiosyncratic and relatable, this is an unforgettable journey into the Deaf community and a universal celebration of human connection.”

Happy reading, and we look forward to seeing you on October 13, 2024 at 2:30 pm.