Napa Bookmine Book Club: The Changeling by Victor LaValle

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Thu Oct 16 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

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Napa Bookmine | Napa, CA

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Join us for a book club discussion of Victor LaValle's The Changeling.
About this Event

Join us for a book club discussion on Thursday, October 16th, at 6:00pm! We'll be talking about Victor LaValle's The Changeling. This is a free event, but we would appreciate your RSVP so we can plan for your attendance!

Questions? Email us at [email protected]


ABOUT THE BOOK

“Mesmerizing . . . a dark fairy tale of New York, full of magic and loss, myth and mystery, love and madness.” — Marlon James, author of the Dark Star trilogy

“The thriller you won’t be able to put down.” — O: The Oprah Magazine

“Intense, riveting . . . The story is a long, slow burn with a lingering sizzle.” Los Angeles Review of Books

“A modern-day tale of terror rooted in ancient myth and folklore, brimming with magical revelation and emotional truth.” San Francisco Chronicle

Winner of an American Book Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, a British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel, a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel • Nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, an International Dublin Literary Award, a Mythopoeic Award for Literature

NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING LAKEITH STANFIELD • ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST HORROR BOOKS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times • USA Today • The New York Public Library • NPR • BuzzFeed • Kirkus Reviews • Book Riot

When Apollo Kagwa’s father disappeared, he left his son a box of books and strange recurring dreams. Now Apollo is a father himself—and as he and his wife, Emma, settle into their new lives as parents, exhaustion and anxiety start to take their toll. Apollo’s old dreams return and Emma begins acting odd. At first Emma seems to be exhibiting signs of postpartum depression. But before Apollo can do anything to help, Emma commits a horrific act and vanishes. Thus begins Apollo’s quest to find a wife and child who are nothing like he’d imagined. His odyssey takes him to a forgotten island, a graveyard full of secrets, a forest where immigrant legends still live, and finally back to a place he thought he had lost forever.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Victor LaValle is the author of six previous works of fiction: three novels, two novellas, and a collection of short stories. His novels have been included in best-of-the-year lists by The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Nation, and Publishers Weekly, among others. He has been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, an American Book Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Key to Southeast Queens. He lives in New York City with his wife and kids and teaches at Columbia University.

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