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SUMMARY:Book Club: Skin Folk | session 1
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b is everybody’s book club. Fancy a refreshing read and change of s
cenery? Come and read ‘Skin Folk’ with us: the award winning 2001
short stories by Grand Master in science-fiction and fantasy, Nalo H
opkinson. So, enjoy your winter break with a surprising and diverse r
ead; and have something to look forward to for the new year!
About Skin Folk <
/h3>
Skin Folk is a wildly diverse collection of short sto
ries, spanning genres of folklore, science-fiction, horror and romanc
e. Written by Caribbean-Canadian author Nalo Hopkinson and published
in 2001, it was received remarkably well — for example, winning the
World Fantasy Award.
Acclaim for Nalo Hopkinson’
s work didn’t end with her third book Skin Folk: in additi
on to numerous awards for other books, in 2020 she received the disti
nction of ‘Damon Knight Grand Master’ by the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America, recognising her role in the genre as auth
or, editor and teacher.
Practicalities&
nbsp;
- Ensure you obtain a (digital) copy of the book. <
strong>As it turns out, the publisher ran out of printed books, so we
recommend buying a digital version.
- This first session, we’ll be discussing chapters “Snake” and �
��Tan-Tan and Dry Bone” (totalling to 30 pages). For sessi
on two reading material consists of “The Glass Bottle Trick”
and “Slow Cold Chick”; and the third session spans “A Habit
of Waste,” “Precious” and “Riding the Red.”
This season of the book club consists of three weekly sessi
ons (8, 15 and 22 January). Sessions start at 6:15 p.m., but
you’re welcome to already join the table starting 5:30 p.m. to bri
dge a gap in your schedule, for example. - Sessions take place in the Library Lounge at the entrance
of the University Library in the Main Building (HG-01A01).
- There’s no need to sign up. If you’d like
to receive updates and also to vote for books in the future, you can
join the g
roup chat (WhatsApp).
About (this seas
on of) the Library Book Club
The Library Book C
lub is for anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a few books each yea
r, and try to throw something new into the mix each time; passing fic
tion and non-fiction, poetry and prose, short stories and longer ones
along the way. Our librarians select three candidates for a season a
nd you get to vote. If you’d like to engage with this group more of
ten, the easiest way to get involved is through the group chat (WhatsApp).
You can find the event pages for the other two sessions here:
This season of the Library Book
Club, we’re reading short stories. First of all, it fits the time
of year, considering January can be rather demanding (with the four-w
eek study period and all). The reading load is low, with two stories
(about 30 pages) to read each session. Secondly, short stories are of
ten amazing discussion material: brevity allows authors to put forwar
d ideas sharply and concisely without the load of overly extensive wo
rld building. This allows our book club to delve into the material a
bit more in depth: to analyse, interpret and speculate.
Schedule
5:30 p.m. walk-in: you’re welcome to come in early, to bridge time or to b
ring and have dinner.
6:15 p.m. opening: we
kick off with a round of introductions, and a brief introduction to
the book.
6:25 p.m. group discussion: we sh
are our experience and findings reading the book so far.
7:25 p.m. summarising: we look ahead to the next sessio
n, and summarise today’s session.
7:45 p.m. end or socialising: we end the session, although you’re welcome
to stick around until the building closes.
DESCRIPTION: The Library Book Club is everybody’s book club. Fancy a
refreshing read and change of scenery? Come and read ‘Skin Folk’
with us: the award winning 2001 short stories by Grand Master in sci
ence-fiction and fantasy, Nalo Hopkinson. So, enjoy your winter break
with a surprising and diverse read; and have something to look forwa
rd to for the new year! About Skin F
olk
Skin Folk is a wildly diverse co
llection of short stories, spanning genres of folklore, science-ficti
on, horror and romance. Written by Caribbean-Canadian author Nalo Hop
kinson and published in 2001, it was received remarkably well — for
example, winning the World Fantasy Award. Acclaim for Nal
o Hopkinson’s work didn’t end with her third book Skin Folk: in addition to numerous awards for other books, in 2020 she rece
ived the distinction of ‘Damon Knight Grand Master’ by the Scienc
e Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, recognising her role in the
genre as author, editor and teacher. Practicalities
- Ensure you obtain a (digital) copy of t
he book. As it turns out, the publisher ran out of printed bo
oks, so we recommend buying a digital version.
<
li>This first session, we’ll be discussing chapters “Snak
e” and “Tan-Tan and Dry Bone” (totalling to 30 pages).
For session two reading material consists of “The Glass Bottle
Trick” and “Slow Cold Chick”; and the third session spans
“A Habit of Waste,” “Precious” and “Riding the Red.”
; - This season of the book club consists of three we
ekly sessions (8, 15 and 22 January). Sessions start at 6:15
p.m., but you’re welcome to already join the table starting 5:30 p
.m. to bridge a gap in your schedule, for example.
- Sessions take place in the Library Lounge at the
entrance of the University Library in the Main Building (HG-01A01).&
nbsp;
- There’s no need to sign up. If you
’d like to receive updates and also to vote for books in the future
, you can join the group chat (WhatsApp).
About
(this season of) the Library Book Club
The Library
Book Club is for anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a few books e
ach year, and try to throw something new into the mix each time; pass
ing fiction and non-fiction, poetry and prose, short stories and long
er ones along the way. Our librarians select three candidates for a s
eason and you get to vote. If you’d like to engage with this group
more often, the easiest way to get involved is through the group chat (WhatsApp
). You can find the event pages for the other two sessions here:&
nbsp;This season of the Library Book
Club, we’re reading short stories. First of all, it fits the time
of year, considering January can be rather demanding (with the four-w
eek study period and all). The reading load is low, with two stories
(about 30 pages) to read each session. Secondly, short stories are of
ten amazing discussion material: brevity allows authors to put forwar
d ideas sharply and concisely without the load of overly extensive wo
rld building. This allows our book club to delve into the material a
bit more in depth: to analyse, interpret and speculate. Schedule 5:30 p.m. walk
-in: you’re welcome to come in early, to bridge time or to bring an
d have dinner.
6:15 p.m. opening: we kick o
ff with a round of introductions, and a brief introduction to the boo
k.
6:25 p.m. group discussion: we share our
experience and findings reading the book so far.
7:
25 p.m. summarising: we look ahead to the next session, and
summarise today’s session.
7:45 p.m. end
or socialising: we end the session, although you’re welcome to stic
k around until the building closes.
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