GSWS Feminist Book Club (Spring 2026)

Meeting dates:

• January 12: Bury our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab - partnership with SFU SVSPO for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)
• February 9: A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter
• March 16: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
• April 13: Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar

Registration is required. Please register for each date you wish to attend.

Please read the book before the meeting and be ready to discuss it with an engaged group of readers.

Light refreshments will be provided at each meeting.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is a month-long series of engagement opportunities hosted by the Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office (SVSPO) in collaboration with SFU and FIC partners every January. The purpose of SAAM is to raise awareness about sexualized violence and to empower SFU and FIC students, faculty, staff, and administrators to engage with this complex topic in meaningful ways.

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil explores themes involving intimate partner violence, including emotional manipulation, coercive control, and physical harm. The novel also engages with motifs of death, bodily decay, burial rites, and various forms of confinement. Throughout the narrative, characters navigate trauma responses and the enduring psychological effects of abusive relationships.

If this novel brings up difficult feelings or memories, please consider reaching out for support. The SFU Sexual Violence Support & Prevention Office (SVSPO) offers free and confidential supports services for all SFU community members who have been impacted by any kind of sexualized or gender-based violence.

The SVSPO will be closed from December 25 2025 to January 1 2026 (re-opening on January 2). If you need support during this time, please connect with a community-based support service.

Registering for meetings:

To ensure your spot is reserved for future meetings, you will need to register for each meeting date you plan to attend.

To find future meeting dates, look at this page under "Select date and time." Select a date, click “tickets” and follow the steps to register. Repeat this process to register for each meeting date you wish to attend.

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