Read the World Book Club

‘Read the World’ Book Club is a monthly reading group where we focus on books by authors from around the world. It’s an opportunity to read books by those we might not otherwise discover and celebrate the diversity of literature and what it means to be human.

We meet monthly on the last Sunday of each month to discuss the selected book, make friends, and share a love of reading.

A book list for our upcoming reads will be made available to new members as they join.

Our Feburary pick is The Employees by Olga Ravn

Here's a brief synopsis of the book:

A workplace novel of the 22nd century. The near-distant future. Millions of kilometres from Earth.

The crew of the Six-Thousand ship consists of those who were born, and those who were created. Those who will die, and those who will not. When the ship takes on a number of strange objects from the planet New Discovery, the crew is perplexed to find itself becoming deeply attached to them, and human and humanoid employees alike find themselves longing for the same things: warmth and intimacy. Loved ones who have passed. Our shared, far-away Earth, which now only persists in memory.

Structured as a series of witness statements compiled by a workplace commission, Ravn’s crackling prose is as chilling as it is moving, as exhilarating as it is foreboding. Wracked by all kinds of longing, The Employees probes into what it means to be human, emotionally and ontologically, while simultaneously delivering an overdue critique of a life governed by work and the logic of productivity.

Meet Up Details:
We'll meet at Angelika Bar (State Cinema) at 4pm for a casual book discussion.

• 4pm: Meet and greet
• 4.15pm: Book discussion
• 5pm: Share next month's book details
• 5.10pm: Finish up - those who want to stay and chat are welcome to do so.

Food and drinks are available at the venue at your own cost.