“At a nadir, King’s narrator stops in a bookstore on her way to work and browses through William Styron’s memoir of depression, Darkness Visible. She notes, “The writing has that stark lucidity of someone trying to tell you the truest thing they know.”

That isn’t exactly King’s achievement in this novel. Writers & Lovers is too generously infused with heart and soul and wit and wisdom to be called stark.”

— NPR.org review

“Now on her fifth novel, King has a lifetime of experience with the pressures and absurdities of being an aspiring writer — and a successful one. She’s also in a position to cast a knowing, satiric eye across the whole enterprise of fiction workshops, graduate seminars, bookstore readings and publishing parties. Casey endures the condescension of insecure, egotistical men who “wrote tender, poetic sentences that tried to hide the narcissism and misogyny of their stories.” Such acerbic insights ensure that “Writers & Lovers” isn’t just a novel for other writers. It explores a culture determined to shame young women’s sexuality, hobble their motivation and mock their ambition.”

— washington post review

well, not exactly “out” but, on tuesday june 9, pick up dinner at public kitchen, grab a drink and sit down in front of your computer to hear author, lily king, talk about her fifth novel, “writers and lovers”.

Written with King’s trademark humour, heart, and intelligence, Writers & Lovers is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another.

so how will this virtual book club event work?

buy a ticket. pick up the book at wordsworth (or have it delivered). see wordsworthbooks.com for details. start reading
a few days before the meeting you will get an email from harper collins publishers inviting you to “join” the zoom call. click on the link in the email to set yourself up with zoom to be ready to join the meeting at 6pm
the afternoon of the meeting, pick up the appetite for reading dinner package (see the menu below)* at public kitchen (300 victoria st). wine for the cocktail is not included in the dinner; however, you can buy wine at public kitchen at half price! go to kwpublictakeout.com for details
mix your drink. sit down in front of your computer and listen (and watch) lily talk about her book and answer questions
if you want, you can submit questions in real time (by chat) and she will answer them.
finally. no need to worry about hair and makeup. only lily will be on the screen!
*dinner includes: smoked salmon and cream cheese mousse with crisps, tender greens with grilled chicken and goat cheese dressing, creme brulee with sponge toffee crumble, sangria mix (add your own wine).