Geeky Book Club: May Meeting - Everything is Tuberculosis

Who are we? We are a group of "geeky" readers who meet monthly to discuss fantasy and sci-fi novels.

What are the meetings like? Our meetings are focused on discussing this month's novel. If you've ever been frustrated after attending a book club where no-one actually talked about the book (or even finished it!) geeky book club may be for you! Questions will be provided to help guide the discussion, and we encourage you to share your own thoughts and takeways with the group.

What kind of books do you read? We generally alternate between fantasy and sci-fi novels each month. Our books are chosen by vote; once you've attended your first meeting you will receive links to vote on our future books.

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Join us this month for our first non-fiction book, John Green's Everything is Tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.

In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.

In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world—and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.

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Happy Birthday to Geeky Book Club: May will mark three years that Geeky Book Club has been running! Whether you've been here for the long-haul, you're just RSVP-ing to your first meeting, or anything in-between, we'd love to have you join us. After book club, we'll head over to Nickelbrook (3426 Mainway) to celebrate. Can't make the meeting but want to celebrate? We'll be at Nickelbrook around 4:30.

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Welcome, new members, to Geeky Book Club! Whether you're a lifelong lover of reading, picking it back up after a break, or just getting into it, we are happy to have you join us! We meet monthly to discuss fantasy and sci-fi books, and occasionally for other social events in-between.

Please keep the following in mind:

• Space is limited; if you are no longer able to attend please cancel your booking so that someone else can attend in your place.
• The library is attached to a community centre. We are meeting in the program room inside the library, not a community centre room.
• We love a good debate, but please remember to keep it respectful and on-topic. Everyone is welcome at geeky book club and discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated.
• If you have any questions or concerns, please use the link to contact us at the bottom of this page. Geeky book club is hosted by an independant group, not the library, so the library staff may not be able to answer your book-club-specific questions.

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