Greedy Reads Book Club November: "Underspin" by E.Y. Zhao

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Thu Nov 20 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

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Greedy Reads Remington | Baltimore, MD

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Join us in November to read and discuss "Underspin" by E.Y. Zhao!
About this Event

The Greedy Reads General Book Club meets in person at our Remington store on the last Wednesday of the month. Please register here to let us know you'll join us!

About Underspin:

Stay True meets Headshot in this intimate, bruising coming-of-age novel about the short and tumultuous life of a charismatic and enigmatic table tennis prodigy, as seen through the eyes of those pulled into his orbit.

Ryan Lo begins playing table tennis at age eight, under the tutelage of his brilliant but ruthless coach Kristian, who sees talent in him that might be nurtured into greatness. Throughout an adolescence circumscribed by Kristian's demanding behavior, Ryan forms jealousy-fueled and mutually adoring friendships with his teammates and competitors, falls in love with fellow table tennis star Anabel Yu, and above all, wins championships.

By twenty-one, Ryan ascends all the way to the German Bundesliga, the highest echelon of international table tennis, just as he was supposed to, but he doesn't stay there. It is clear to all that Ryan Lo was meant to be the greatest in the world. Instead, he abandons competition and is dead before his twenty-fifth birthday. What happened?

In crisp, evocative prose, Underspin masterfully delves beneath the relentless pressure that forges a champion, considering adolescence, estrangement, and the great injustices committed within our closest relationships. A love letter to an underdog sports circuit and a tender exploration of love, loss and abuse, Underspin is a bildungsroman and literary puzzle for readers of Rita Bullwinkel, Hua Hsu, Susan Choi, and Brandon Taylor.

Underspin releases on Tuesday, September 23 and is available for preorder here!

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Greedy Reads Remington, 320 West 29th Street, Baltimore, United States

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