Fiction Bookclub: Astral Season, Beastly Season - Birmingham

Fiction Bookclub – Astral Season, Beastly Season

Join Bookseller Humaira on the first Wednesday of every month for our fiction Bookclub! October’s pick, as voted by attendees of last month’s bookclub, is another translated gem, Astral Season, Beastly Season by Tahi Saihate. Join us in our café from 6pm to discuss this brilliant book. Spaces are limited so book your free ticket to guarantee a spot.

About the Book

Astral Season, Beastly Season is the debut novel by Japanese writer Tahi Saihate. The story follows Morishita and Yamashiro, two high-school boys approaching the age in life when they must choose what kind of people they want to be. When their favourite J-pop idol kills and dismembers her boyfriend, Morishita and Yamashiro unite to convince the police that their idol’s act was in fact by them.
This thrilling novel is a meditation on belonging, the objectification of young pop stars, and teenage alienanation.

Host or Publisher Waterstones