Sorrowland By: Rivers Solomon – Book Discussion Group

Vern―seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised―flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world.But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes.To understand her metamorphosis and to protect her small family, Vern has to face the past and, more troublingly, the future―outside the woods. Finding the truth will mean uncovering not only the secrets of the compound she fled but also the violent history of America that produced it.

Join us for the April LGBTQ+ Book Discussion of Sorrowland, by Rivers Solomon. A New York Times Best Science Fiction book, a Time 100 Must Read Book, a best book of the year by NPR, New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly and others, and the winner of the Stonewall Book Award of 2022, Sorrowland is a triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction.

Thursday, April 24th

Newark Main Library

5 Washington St.

4th Floor Auditorium

6 pm — 8pm

All backgrounds and identities are welcome and encouraged to participate in the Newark Public Library LGBTQ+ Resource Center monthly book discussion group.