Join the Talking Book Program for a book club discussion on Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). We’ll be discussing the book STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (DB 118263).
Our book club discussions are held via Zoom, but you can join using just a telephone!
Participating is easy:
- Use your landline to dial in via phone.
- Use the “one-tap” number on your smartphone.
- Alternatively, join via computer using the Zoom invitation we’ll send a week prior to the event.
To ensure you receive the necessary details, please RSVP in advance.
To RSVP, you can fill out our online registration form: Register Here.
Or if you prefer, reply to this email or call the Talking Book Program at 1-800-252-9605.
Please indicate if you would like us to mail you a digital cartridge of the book, or if you prefer to download it from BARD. Also, please let us know if you would like a reminder via email or phone-call (or both).
STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (DB 118263)
NLS Annotation: “Inheriting your uncle’s supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularly when you discover who’s running the place. Charlie’s life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan. Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie. But becoming a supervillain isn’t all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they’re coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital. It’s up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyperintelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good. In a dog-eat-dog world…be a cat.” — Provided by publisher. Strong langauge. Commercial audiobook. 2023.
We look forward to having you join us on Tuesday, November 18!