Tuesday Night Book Clubs
Book clubs are free to attend
We’re hoping to continue the online bookclub Tim was working on (Tim Blackett & Friends), but we’re imagining it as something much more consistent, interactive, and connective.
To start, we’ll meet on Zoom (as usual), but once the shop is open this summer, we’ll shift to a hybrid meeting. Familiars from afar will still be able to join via Zoom, but we’ll also be meeting in person.
The Clubs will run on a 5-week rotation:
Week 1 – Indigenous Voices Book Club
Week 2 – Queer Voices Book Club
Week 3 – Literary Fiction Book Club
Week 4 - Local Authors Book Club
Week 5 – Open Book Night
Voting for May Club Picks happening Now!
Indigenous Voices Book Club Options:
1) Coexistance - Billy-Ray Belcourt
2) Five Little Indians - Michelle Good
3) To Shape a Dragon's Breath - Moniquill Blackgoose
4) Seventhblade - Tonia Laird
Queer Voices Book Club oPTIONS:
1) A Language of Limbs - Dylin Hardcastle
2) Luda - Grant Morrison
3) Lonely Crowds - Stephanie Wambugu
4) The River Has Roots - Amal El-Mahtor
Literary Fiction Book Club Options:
1) Lilith - Nikki Marmery
2) Lies I Told My Sister - Louise Ells
3) The Paper Menagerie - Ken Liu
4) Such a Bad Influence - Olivia Muenter
lOCAL aUTHORS bOOK cLUB oPTIONS:
1) The Winter Knight - Jes Battis
2) Wild People Quiet - Tara Gereaux
3) The Chorus Beneath Our Feet - Melanie Schnell
4) I Think We've Been Here Before - Suzy Krause
If you'd like voting rights on future Book Club Picks and access to bonus materials
you can join as a Book Club Member
$5/month – Join one club
$15/month – Join them all
Memberships include
• Voting on future book picks
• Bonus reading guides + read-alike lists
• Archive access • Official Book Club Member Sticker
• One complimentary drip coffee or Tea on your club night once the shop opens (and we’ve got the cafe runnin’).
Memberships are now Available
The Murder has Chosen
Book Club Memberships
Join as a voting member of The Local Authors Book Club.
Each month we read a title written by an author living in (or is originally from) Saskatchewan.
Your membership includes:
• Voting rights on future book picks for The Local Authors Book Club
• Bonus reading guides + curated read-alikes
• Access to archived club materials
• 1 physical “Certified Murder Member” sticker, and the printable PNG file • Access to exclusive Local Author Book Club Merch • 10% off All Local Author Book Club Titles
Once we get it all sorted, attendees IRL will receive 1 complimentary drip coffee or classic tea on your club night.
Meetings are free to attend — this membership supports the programming and gives you a voice in shaping what we read. All funding received through memberships will go directly back into programming at the shop.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
Join as a voting member of The Indigenous Voices Book Club.
Each month we will read a title written by an Indigenous author. A large focus will be on North American authors, but we periodically venture outside of Turtle Island.
Your membership includes:
• Voting rights on future book picks for The Indigenous Voicess Book Club
• Bonus reading guides + curated read-alikes
• Access to archived club materials
• 1 physical “Certified Murder Member” sticker, and the printable PNG file • Access to exclusive Local Author Book Club Merch
• 10% off All Indigenous Voices Book Club Titles
Once we get it all sorted, attendees IRL will receive 1 complimentary drip coffee or classic tea on your club night.
Meetings are free to attend — this membership supports the programming and gives you a voice in shaping what we read. All funding received through memberships will go directly back into programming at the shop.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
Note: Aandeg (Black Crow) Image in Logo created by Ojibwe digital artist, Emjee from Sagamok First Nation. The Black Bird Commons paid for its usage.
Join as a voting member of The Queer Voices Book Club.
Each month we will read a title written by a queer author. Our main focus will be on queer work by queer authors, but we may occasionally include titles that feature queer main-characters written by authors who do not identify as queer themselves (eg. Rachell Reid; Adjei-Brenyah; etc). If/When we do, we’ll approach these works with curiosity and care, considering questions around authorship, representation, and perspective as part of the covo.
Titles will be chosen from a wide range of genres.
Your membership includes:
• Voting rights on future book picks for The Queer Voices Book Club
• Bonus reading guides + curated read-alikes
• Access to archived club materials
• 1 physical “Certified Murder Member” sticker, and the printable PNG file • Access to exclusive Queer Voices Book Club Merch
• 10% off All Local Author Book Club Titles
Once we get it all sorted, in-person attendees will receive 1 complimentary drip coffee or classic tea on your club night.
Meetings are always free to attend; selected titles will be announced publicly each month. This membership supports the programming and gives you a voice in shaping what we read.
All membership funding goes directly back into programming at the shop.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
Join as a voting member of All 4 Black Bird Book Clubs.
Your membership includes:
• Voting rights on future book picks for all 4 Book Clubs
• Bonus reading guides + curated read-alikes
• Access to archived club materials
• 1 physical (per Club) “Certified Murder Member” sticker, and the printable PNG file • Access to exclusive All 4 Black Bird Clubs Merch • 10% off each title chosesn for All 4 Clubs
Once we get it all sorted, attendees IRL will receive 1 complimentary drip coffee or classic tea on your club night.
Meetings are free to attend — this membership supports the programming and gives you a voice in shaping what we read. All funding received through memberships will go directly back into programming at the shop.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.
Join as a voting member of The Literary Fiction Book Club.
Each month we read a title classified as Literary Fiction. These will be chosen form multiple different genres.
Your membership includes:
• Voting rights on future book picks for The Literary Fiction Book Club
• Bonus reading guides + curated read-alikes
• Access to archived club materials
• 1 physical “Certified Murder Member” sticker, and the printable PNG file • Access to exclusive Literary Fiction Book Club Merch • 10% off All Literary Fiction Book Club Titles
Once we get it all sorted, attendees IRL will receive 1 complimentary drip coffee or classic tea on your club night.
Meetings are free to attend — this membership supports the programming and gives you a voice in shaping what we read. All funding received through memberships will go directly back into programming at the shop.
Billed monthly. Cancel anytime.