AAPI LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "He Who Drowned the World" (In-Person)

Join Panethnic Pourovers for its monthly AAPI/LGBTQIA+ book club. This month, we'll be reading "He Who Drowned the World" by Shelley Parker-Chan.

This event will be hybrid. There's a separate Eventbrite to RSVP for the virtual option.

About the book:

How much would you give to win the world?

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after her victory that tore southern China from its Mongol masters. Now she burns with a new desire: to seize the throne and crown herself emperor.

But Zhu isn’t the only one with imperial ambitions. Her neighbor in the south, the courtesan Madam Zhang, wants the throne for her husband―and she’s strong enough to wipe Zhu off the map. To stay in the game, Zhu will have to gamble everything on a risky alliance with an old enemy: the talented but unstable eunuch general Ouyang, who has already sacrificed everything for a chance at revenge on his father’s killer, the Great Khan.

Unbeknownst to the southerners, a new contender is even closer to the throne. The scorned scholar Wang Baoxiang has maneuvered his way into the capital, and his lethal court games threaten to bring the empire to its knees. For Baoxiang also desires revenge: to become the most degenerate Great Khan in history―and in so doing, make a mockery of every value his Mongol warrior family loved more than him.

All the contenders are determined to do whatever it takes to win. But when desire is the size of the world, the price could be too much for even the most ruthless heart to bear…

Accessibility:

We at Panethnic Pourovers value accessibility and are working toward making our space more accessible. For reference, we’ve provided the details on our space.

There is a ground level and a basement. There is a step 8 inches high to get from outside into the space. There is also a second step 4 inches high from the doorway to the main area. The doorway is 36 inches wide.

The bathroom is 5 feet wide. The toilet is 19 inches away from the door.

There are 12 steps to get into the basement. There is a handrail installed in the stairway. The stairway is 43 inches wide

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