Hosted by Shelley Stephenson and Keith
The Book: Jawbone, by Monica Ohayda. 272 pages. Translation 2022 by Sarah Booker.
Ecuadorian writer Monica Ohayda is one of Latin America's most daring new voices. She draws on classic horror as well as the internet phenomenon of "creepypastas" in what she calls "Andean Gothic." Jawbone has won wide recognition, most recently as a finalist for the 2023 Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Fiction. Framed as a coming-of-age story of a group of teens, Jawbone has been described as "a hair-raising novel about the horrors of adolescence."
Discussion will be led by Jill Glickman, Country Director for Cuenca, Ecuador, Tempe's Sister City since 2008.
Reading Global Book Club: Tempe Public Library's Reading Global Book Club reads fiction and non-fiction books focusing on Tempe's Sister Cities. Each book is either written by an author from one of Tempe's Sister Cities, or focuses on those cities, and each book club meeting will include discussions led by individuals with deep experience in the diverse and compelling histories and cultures of these communities. The club meets once per month. All Reading Global Book Club meetings are held at the Tempe Public Library, 6:00pm-7:30pm.
What If I Have Not Read the Book? We find that most attendees at our book club meetings are excited about reading these books and come to the meetings having read all or part of the books. But everybody is welcome at the book club meetings, even if they haven't read the book! We have great discussions, great guests, etc., and everyone can enjoy and participate, regardless of how much they read.