The Stacks Book Club - November 2024

Luster by Raven Leilani

Who is ready for mess? Our pick this month is the 2020 debut novel Luster by Raven Leilani. The book tells the story of Edie, a young Black woman navigating an unfulfilling job, complicated relationships, and the chaos of life in New York City. When she begins an affair with Eric, a middle-aged white man in an open marriage, Edie’s life becomes intertwined with his family in surprising and uncomfortable ways. Luster explores themes of desire, loneliness, and self-discovery with biting humor and raw honesty, painting a vivid portrait of what it means to be young and searching for meaning. Bad choices, unlikable characters, and a whole lot to discuss, Luster is a great time!

If you want to read with us this month, here are some key dates to The Stacks Book Club read of Luster.

• November 6th -- The Stacks Episode announcing our guest for the Luster episode.

• November 27th -- The Stacks Book Club episode of Luster

• December 3rd at 5pm PT -- The Stacks Virtual Book Club meetup to discuss the book. To participate you will need to join The Stacks Pack on Patreon. There, you’ll have inside access to the show, access to the Discord community, and more.

LA’s Black-owned indie bookstore Reparations Club offers you 10% off your copy of Luster using the code STACKS10 at checkout!

You can support The Stacks by purchasing this month's pick through my Bookshop.org or Amazon page as well.

I am so excited to get into this messy ass novel with all of you!

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