Book Club - Equal Rites (in person)
Equal Rites book club is full. We’ll open the group again this winter for our next book Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett!
Mondays 7-9pm
Starting September 23rd and ending November 18th or when until we finish.
Settle in with us on Monday evenings at Dappled Fern to craft quietly while Ryan Leng reads out loud to us. This time, he'll be reading Equal Rites, the 1st of the witches saga by Terry Pratchett. This group is 1 part story time, 1 part craft circle, 0 parts homework, 2 parts existential succor during the darkening days of fall on the North Shore.
Reader:
Our reader Ryan is a former English teacher turned librarian. He does all the voices and occasionally shares questions to help us reflect on the story and what it means to us.
About the book:
They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.’
Everybody knows there’s no such thing as a female wizard. So when the wizard Drum Billet accidentally passes on his staff of power to an eighth daughter of an eighth son, a girl called Eskarina (Esk, for short), the misogynistic world of wizardry want nothing to do with her.
Thankfully Granny Weatherwax, the Discworld’s most famous witch, has plenty of experience ignoring the status quo. With Granny’s help, Esk sneaks her way into the magical Unseen University and befriends apprentice wizard Simon.
But power is unpredictable, and these bright young students soon find themselves in a whole new dimension of trouble. Let the battle of the sexes begin . . .
The third novel in New York Times bestselling author Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and first in the witches saga, Equal Rites is. "Unadulterated fun. . . witty, frequently hilarious." —San Francisco Chronicle
About the author:
Sir Terry Pratchett was a beloved and bestselling grandmaster of fantasy who wrote more than fifty bestselling books. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest services to literature was to avoid writing any.
A few note:
Folks who register for the inperson group are welcome to attend online - a great option for sick days and days when you really just want to curl up in bed. Similarly, those who register online are welcome to join in person when in town.
If cost feels prohibitive, talk with us about a swap! Eggs, root vegetables, and clean clothes are acceptable currency for itinerant teachers in the Discworld so we can figure out something that works here, too.
If you want to read along, you can support our local book store Drury Lane with purchase of paperback or audiobook at Libro.FM!
Want to attend via Zoom? Register for our Online Book Club!
