The Exchange Book Club: Rootless

This October, join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore. Together, we’ll celebrate Booktober by exploring powerful stories by writers of colour that reflect shared human experiences and emotions.

This Month’s Book: Rootless

For this session, we’ll be reading Rootless, the debut novel by Krystle Zara Appiah. This gripping story follows a young woman as she navigates motherhood, identity, and the search for belonging.

Book synopsis:

“Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of. But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility. When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important – her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.”

Tickets

Tickets for this book club are £5 per person which includes entry to the session and a drink.

To make our book club as accessible as possible, we are also offering a limited number of free Solidarity Tickets. For more info on Solidarity tickets, go to our ticketing information page.

Buy the book!

Our official Booktober bookselling partner is The Heath Bookshop.

The Heath Bookshop is a vibrant, award-winning, independent bookshop in the heart of Kings Heath in Birmingham. The Heath Bookshop is for everyone and anyone, aiming to offer a safe community space with a diverse range of books, delicious hot and cold drinks, and a much beloved Kate Bush coffee table! The Heath Bookshop won Independent Bookshop of the Year 2025, which was announced at the British Book Awards in May of this year.

To place an order with The Heath Bookshop, head to Bookshop.org (https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/theheathbookshop) or contact them directly at [email protected].

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