Daytime Bookclub - Universality by Natasha Brown

Our evening book groups are hugely popular, but not everyone can commit to the same time each month or wants to go out in the evening. So we've launched a daytime book group during bookshop opening hours.

They're a chance for local people to get together, talk about books and to read outside of their typical reading lists and genres. Our booksellers will facilitate a discussion and ensure everyone gets a say.

In September we'll be reading Universality by Natasha Brown.

A twisty, slippery descent into the rhetoric of truth and power

‘Remember – words are your weapons, they’re your tools, your currency.’ 

Late one night on a Yorkshire farm, a man is brutally bludgeoned with a solid gold bar. 

A plucky young journalist sets out to uncover the truth surrounding the attack, connecting the dots between an amoral banker landlord, an iconoclastic columnist, and a radical anarchist movement. She solves the mystery, but her viral longread exposé raises more questions than it answers. 

Through a voyeuristic lens, Universality focuses on words: what we say, how we say it, and what we really mean.

You can purchase the book separately at the bookshop if you wish to do so.

NB: We apologise for the inconvenience but our bookshop is currently not wheelchair accessible. 

The toilets are located on the ground floor. 

The event space/bookroom café is located at the top of a staircase (17 steps).

Please do get in touch if you’d like to know more details to plan your visit ahead. 

Email is: salomee@kemptownbookshop.co.uk