OTown Reads Again!

We are excited to share our next choice for our in-store book club, OTown Reads: Martyr by Kaveh Akbar, as you probably know, was named one of the New York Times’ ten best books of 2024.

"Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others—in which a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a search that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. - " (Goodreads)

The paperback edition was just released; you can pick up your copy for a 10% discount if you want to take part in the book discussion on Wednesday, February 12 at 7 PM. Our past book club gatherings have been lively and meaningful. We hope you will come and see for yourself.

Here’s the full New York Times book review of Martyr.

Mark your calendar, and we hope to see you on the 12th!