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Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
Wednesday, 29th May , 6:45pm to 8:00pm
Readers of Colour is a thriving community of Women* and Non-binary Readers of Colour who come together to read writing by Women and Non-binary Writers of Colour!
We share our laughter and ideas over discussions about things like that month’s reading and community care.
We meet every other month in Edinburgh, Glasgow and online.Book this event to join the Edinburgh session on Wednesday 29th May, 6.45pm – 8pm. There will be some sweet snacks.
May 2024 | Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
Novella – Sports – Coming of age
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. The International Bestseller.
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2023.
A beautiful and moving novel about grief, sisterhood, squash and a teenage girl’s struggle to transcend herself.
‘With this gorgeous debut, Maroo blows most of the competition off the court.’ – The Times
Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo.
Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
Wednesday, 29th May , 6:45pm to 8:00pm
Booking
The event is free and for Women* and Nonbinary People of Colour only (16+). To attend, please book below.
*All women-only events are inclusive of Trans and Intersex women, as well as nonbinary and gender fluid people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experience of women.
Accessibility
This event will take place at Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh, for more information about the accessibility of their space please see this page of their website. If you’d like to know more about how this session will run, contact us and we will be very happy to offer assistance.
