11/7: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club at Booksweet

Schedule

Fri Nov 07 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

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Booksweet | Ann Arbor, MI

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Join us at Booksweet for our next Horror Book Club discussion on Friday, November 7 at 7pm! We’re reading Severance by Ling Ma!
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11/7: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club

Join us at Booksweet for our next Horror Book Club! Get ready to dive into chilling thrillers, discuss your favorite creepy stories old and new, and connect with fellow horror lovers. Whether you're a seasoned horror reader or just starting to explore the genre, this club is the perfect place to celebrate the macabre.

For this gathering, we'll discuss Severance by Ling Ma. We'll meet on Friday, November 7 from 7-8pm.

Your Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our planning!

About the book //


Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance.
Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she’s had her fill of uncertainty. She’s content just to carry on: She goes to work, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend.
So Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. Then Shen Fever spreads. Families flee. Companies cease operations. The subways screech to a halt. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. Soon entirely alone, still unfevered, she photographs the eerie, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost.
Candace won’t be able to make it on her own forever, though. Enter a group of survivors, led by the power-hungry IT tech Bob. They’re traveling to a place called the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit. Should she escape from her rescuers?
A send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines, and missed opportunities of contemporary life, Ling Ma’s Severance is a moving family story, a quirky coming-of-adulthood tale, and a hilarious, deadpan satire. Most important, it’s a heartfelt tribute to the connections that drive us to do more than survive.

So... what's this book club like? //

This is our seventh horror book club! We hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don't mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts!

After our book discussion, the group votes on the next session's read. Feel free to pitch a horror or thriller you've enjoyed recently or want to read with the group.

While we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options), Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don't feel shy about sipping boba while we chat!

We hope to see you there!

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Booksweet, 1729 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, United States

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