Phantom Days, by Angela O'Keeffe (THURSDAY GROUP - June Book Club)

For June's book club, we'll be reading Angela O'Keeffe's novel, Phantom Days.

Before Isabel has even cracked the spine of a novel she bought on a whim ahead of an overseas trip, she senses something beginning within her. From Sydney to London and back again, the book is a quiet observer. When it’s left in an airport taxi and Isabel’s new boyfriend takes it home, the book begins to learn about him – about his family and his past. Soon, it begins to understand: Isabel is not safe.

Angela O’Keeffe is the master of voice, and Phantom Days is a marvel: eerie, elegant and unforgettable. With O’Keeffe’s signature emotional depth and narrative quirkiness, this novel explores the unknowability of other people, the mysteries of the body, and the strange ways stories shape, complicate and safeguard our lives.

Your ticket includes a soft drink and snacks, and a $2 donation to Literacy For Life, a First Nations-run charity training local people to deliver literacy classes in their communities.

Your ticket does not include the book.
Book club picks will have 10% off in store for the month before the meet-up - pop in to pick up a copy, or message us to have a copy put aside for you.

If you prefer audiobooks, there's a list on Libro.fm of our book club picks.

Book club tickets are non-refundable. 10% off runs for the month preceding the meet-up. Store gift cards cannot be used for events (yet!).

Reading and writing on the unceded land of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples. We respect and acknowledge Elders past and present, and all First Nations storytellers. Every story on our shelves sits alongside the world’s oldest living stories, reminding us that stories are not just read, but also lived and passed on.