Bi+ Book Club April: Fathomfolk

Name: Bi+ Book Club April: Fathomfolk
Start: 2025-04-07T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

Schedule

Mon, 07 Apr, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center | Milwaukee, WI

Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan (Fantasy)
Join Bi+ Pride Milwaukee for a book discussion at the LGBT Community Center!
April's book is a myth-inflected story of revolution and magic in a queer-normative society set against the glittering, semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, a city where humans living in skyscrapers literally look down upon the "fathomfolk" — sirens, seawitches, water-dragons, kelpies and kappas—who live in the polluted waters below. Centering East-Asian mythology and engaging with topics like marginalization and alienation, this novel is written by a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author.
In her own words, a fast-pitch description of the book: "what if the little mermaid was an angry immigrant in a semi-flooded East and Southeast Asian inspired city, and it was never for the love of a man—it was for the love of her home."

To support one of Wisconsin's Queer-Owned Independent Bookstores, check out:
A Room of One's Own: https://www.roomofonesown.com
Boswell Book Company: https://www.boswellbooks.com (mention this book club at checkout for 10% off our reads this year, and look for our upcoming reads on their Book Club display!)
You can also check out nearly every book on this year's list from the Milwaukee Public Library.
Additionally, you can support Bi+ Pride Milwaukee by purchasing from our Bookshop affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BiPrideMilwaukee
For a complete list of reads, check out our website: https://bimke.org
And you can also join our Amazon Book Club!
https://www.amazon.com/abc/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.e4c5192b-58f3-740b-8d08-be66b03e2933?ref_=abc_aa_bdp_r_ds_imw_ibc