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The Library Book Clu 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;

About (this season of) the Library Book Club 

The Library Book Club is for anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a few books each year, and try to throw something new into the mix each time; passing fiction a nd non-fiction, poetry and prose, short stories and longer ones along the way. Our librarians select three candidates for a season and you get to vote. If you’d like to engage with this group more often, t he easiest way to get involved is through the group chat (WhatsApp). You ca n 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-week stu dy period and all). The reading load is low, with two stories (about 30 pages) to read each session. Secondly, short stories are often ama zing discussion material: brevity allows authors to put forward ideas sharply and concisely without the load of overly extensive world bui lding. This allows our book club to delve into the material a bit mor e in depth: to analyse, interpret and speculate.  

< strong>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. 

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  

About (this season of) the Library Book Club 

The Library Book Club is for anyone roaming VU’s campus. We read a few books each ye ar, and try to throw something new into the mix each time; passing fi ction and non-fiction, poetry and prose, short stories and longer one s along the way. Our librarians select three candidates for a season and you get to vote. If you’d like to engage with this group more o ften, the easiest way to get involved is through the group chat (WhatsApp). You can find the event pages for the other two sessions here: < ul>
  • 8 January, session 1& nbsp;
  • 15 January , session 2 
    • 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-week stu dy period and all). The reading load is low, with two stories (about 30 pages) to read each session. Secondly, short stories are often ama zing discussion material: brevity allows authors to put forward ideas sharply and concisely without the load of overly extensive world bui lding. This allows our book club to delve into the material a bit mor e in depth: to analyse, interpret and speculate.  

    Schedule 

    5:30 p.m. walk-in: yo u’re welcome to come in early, to bridge time or to bring 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 share our experi ence and findings reading the book so far. 
    7:25 p.m. summarising: we look ahead to the next session, and summari se today’s session. 
    7:45 p.m. end or soci alising: we end the session, although you’re welcome to stick aroun d until the building closes.  END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR