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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
DTSTART:20260905T200000Z
DTEND:20260905T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_314141168@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**The Master and Margarita by Mik
 hail Bulgakov**\n\nAn audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Ponti
 us Pilate\, *The Master and Margarita* is recognized as one of the essenti
 al classics of modern Russian literature. The novel's vision of Soviet lif
 e in the 1930s is so ferociously accurate that it could not be published d
 uring its author's lifetime and appeared only in a censored edition in the
  1960s. Its truths are so enduring that its language has become part of th
 e common Russian speech.\n\nOne hot spring\, the devil arrives in Moscow\,
  accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an imm
 ense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. The visitors q
 uickly wreak havoc in a city that refuses to believe in either God or Sata
 n. But they also bring peace to two unhappy Muscovites: one is the Master\
 , a writer pilloried for daring to write a novel about Christ and Pontius 
 Pilate\; the other is Margarita\, who loves the Master so deeply that she 
 is willing literally to go to hell for him. What ensues is a novel of inex
 haustible energy\, humor\, and philosophical depth\, a work whose nuances 
 emerge for the first time in Diana Burgin's and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
 's splendid English version.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/314141168/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club - Present Company Only
DTSTART:20260909T213000Z
DTEND:20260909T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221443Z
UID:event_316305657@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only\nBYOBook! An intentional
  space to connect to your favorite book\, and disconnect from your devices
 . Unplug & unwind in present company.\n\nA Silent Book Club ([https://sile
 ntbook.club/](https://silentbook.club/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicm
 lkETF3cVRqS3pkNkhySVRSS0ZXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv3euvR7
 fqZg4ngh3Acej6i1iClV-_H-t6kfj4sywM3Vybqq1ts6eX-dEXZA_aem_H_kQx1eUT38eq-bdh
 4L3lQ)) is great for those who want the benefits of a book club - good com
 pany\, great books\, and a space to be phone-free - and get to choose the 
 book and have time to read!\n\nMadison Public Market - patio along First S
 treet. Come and go as you wish. No forced agenda. No uncomfortable ice bre
 akers. Just show up and read.\n\nWe start with \\~15 minutes of courtesy m
 eet & greet\, followed by an hour or so of read-on-your-own\, followed by 
 optional conversation and book talk.\n\nWatch for weather alerts and cance
 llations. If space is available\, we will move inside the MPM on the Mezza
 nine during poor weather
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221443Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/unplug-unwind-presentcompanyonly/events/3163056
 57/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:September 14 book group -- "Fahrenheit 451"
DTSTART:20260914T230000Z
DTEND:20260915T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_314892140@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:community,literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Classic Literature Meetup\nPlease join us on Monday\, 
 September 14\, 2026 for a discussion of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fa
 hrenheit 451\," imagining a future United States where books are burned.\n
 \nWe will be meeting in the 8th floor Boardroom at the Park Hotel\, with a
  gorgeous view overlooking the State Capitol grounds.\n\nThere is no cost 
 to attend the meetup\, except for the food and drinks you order from The P
 ost bar and restaurant in the hotel. Please keep in mind that The Post is 
 a business\, and that the wait staff depends on your tips for their income
 .\n\nThere are two different meetups this month for the same book. The for
 mat and discussion will be the same for both meetups. Please RSVP for one 
 or the other.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/madison-literature-meetup/events/314892140/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Classic Literature Meetup
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:DMI DEAI Book Club
DTSTART:20260916T170000Z
DTEND:20260916T180000Z
DTSTAMP:20260731T003126Z
UID:10001429-1789560000-1789563600@downtownmadison.org
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:The September\, 2026 DMI DEAI Book Club book will be: ‘The G
 reatest Sentence Ever Written’ by Walter Issacson- 80 pages. \nWe will m
 eet to discuss this book on Weds\, Sept. 16\, 2026 at Noon on Zoom. \nZoom
  Link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83280256425?pwd=lk1fEcttqSoW1BJ05oDA
 wkNzxo7YsR.1 \n“America’s bestselling biographer reveals the origins o
 f the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence\, the
  one that defines who we are as Americans\, and explains how it should sha
 pe our politics today. \nTo celebrate America’s 250th anniversary\, Walt
 er Isaacson takes readers on a fascinating deep dive into the creation of 
 one of history’s most powerful ‘We hold these truths to be self-eviden
 t\, that all men are created equal\, that they are endowed by their Creato
 r with certain unalienable Rights\, that among these are Life\, Liberty\, 
 and the pursuit of Happiness.’ \nDrafted by Thomas Jefferson and edited 
 by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams\, this line lays the foundation for th
 e American Dream and defines the common ground we share as a nation. \nIsa
 acson unpacks its genius\, word by word\, illuminating the then-radical co
 ncepts behind it. Readers will gain a fresh appreciation for how it was dr
 afted to inspire unity\, equality\, and the enduring promise of America. W
 ith clarity and insight\, he reveals not just the power of these words but
  describes how\, in these polarized times\, we can use them to restore an 
 appreciation for our common values.” www.goodreads.com
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T003126Z
LOCATION:Virtual Zoom Meeting
URL:https://downtownmadison.org/event/https-downtownmadison-org-event-dmi-
 deai-book-club-2-2-4-2-2/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Downtown Madison\, Inc
X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtownmadison.org/calendar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club - Present Company Only
DTSTART:20260916T213000Z
DTEND:20260916T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221443Z
UID:event_wxlxztyjcmbvb@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only\nBYOBook! An intentional
  space to connect to your favorite book\, and disconnect from your devices
 . Unplug & unwind in present company.\n\nA Silent Book Club ([https://sile
 ntbook.club/](https://silentbook.club/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicm
 lkETF3cVRqS3pkNkhySVRSS0ZXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv3euvR7
 fqZg4ngh3Acej6i1iClV-_H-t6kfj4sywM3Vybqq1ts6eX-dEXZA_aem_H_kQx1eUT38eq-bdh
 4L3lQ)) is great for those who want the benefits of a book club - good com
 pany\, great books\, and a space to be phone-free - and get to choose the 
 book and have time to read!\n\nMadison Public Market - patio along First S
 treet. Come and go as you wish. No forced agenda. No uncomfortable ice bre
 akers. Just show up and read.\n\nWe start with \\~15 minutes of courtesy m
 eet & greet\, followed by an hour or so of read-on-your-own\, followed by 
 optional conversation and book talk.\n\nWatch for weather alerts and cance
 llations. If space is available\, we will move inside the MPM on the Mezza
 nine during poor weather
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221443Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/unplug-unwind-presentcompanyonly/events/wxlxzty
 jcmbvb/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Alok Vaid-Menon: EAT PRAY LEAVE
DTSTART:20260917T000000Z
DTEND:20260917T013000Z
DTSTAMP:20260728T154343Z
UID:10003028-1789585200-1789590600@www.madisoncomedy.com
CATEGORIES:comedy,literary
DESCRIPTION:FREE PASSES/PROMOTIONS NOT VALID \nALOK (they/them) is an inte
 rnationally acclaimed poet\, comedian\, public speaker\, and actor. ALOK
 ’s literary works “Beyond the Gender Binary\,” “Femme in Public\,
 ” and “Your Wound\, My Garden\,” have garnered global recognition. T
 heir dynamic presence has captivated audiences in over 40 countries\, with
  sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Netflix is a Joke
  Festival. ALOK’s first comedy special BIOLOGY! [alokvmenon.com] was exe
 cutive produced by Christopher Guest. They are the subject of the docu-sho
 rt “ALOK” executive produced by Jodie Foster and directed by Alex Hedi
 son\, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2024. On scree
 n\, they can also be seen in Complicated Order\, The Trans List\, and Abso
 lute Dominion (forthcoming). On television\, they can be seen on HBO’s S
 ex Lives of College Girls\, Sort Of and Random Acts of Flyness\, Hulu’s 
 Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne\, and Netflix’s Gender Agenda Comedy Spe
 cial and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. \n  \nFAQ \nIf unable to
  attend please contact box office by 4pm day of show for ticket options\nA
 ll tickets are will call only. We do not offer physical tickets\nComedy on
  State does not sell any tickets via third party sites. This includes\, bu
 t is not limited to\, Events Ticket Center\, Vivid Seats\, Cheap Tickets\,
  Seat Geek\, Tickets Mate\, and any site that is not madisoncomedy.com or 
 etix.com\nMust be 18+ to attend\nTwo beverage minimum per person in showro
 om
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T154343Z
LOCATION:Comedy on State
URL:https://www.madisoncomedy.com/event/alok-vaid-menon/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Comedy on State
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.madisoncomedy.com/events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Free - Dreams\, Symbols & Synchronicities - Online and In Person
DTSTART:20260921T000000Z
DTEND:20260921T011500Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221428Z
UID:event_316074584@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Like Minds Social Group\n**Zoom link option will be provided o
 n the day of class.\n\nIf Carl Jung and Stevie Nicks had a love child\, th
 is might be its living room.\n\nA gathering place for curious souls who lo
 ve dreams\, archetypes\, synchronicities\, symbols\, poetry\, myth\, and m
 eaningful conversation. Together we’ll explore the hidden language of th
 e psyche\, the magic woven through ordinary life\, and the stories that se
 em to find us before we find them.\n\nBring your dreams.\nBring your quest
 ions.\nBring a favorite poem.\nBring your wonder.\n\n**April Wahl\,** Love
  and Money Coach will lead this event. She is a quantum healer\, storytell
 er\, and ocean-hearted mystic who alchemizes pain into poetry and wounds i
 nto waves of transformation. Known as The Magical Mermaid\, she weaves sou
 lwork\, emotional truth\, and wild wonder into every ripple of her healing
  practice.\n\nWhether guiding others through the energetic tides of self-r
 eclamation or crafting memoirs that shimmer with grit and grace\, April’
 s work is an invocation: a call to return to the truest\, most enchanted v
 ersion of yourself.\n\nShe lives by the rhythm of the moon\, believes tear
 s are sacred water\, and is devoted to remembering the world’s magic—o
 ne heart at a time.\n\n**Jeremy Anacker**\, Reiki Master and life long int
 uitive and artist will co-lead this event. His background will help to mak
 e the dialogue lively and useful for discovery and transformation.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221428Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-yojjmoco/events/316074584/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Like Minds Social Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:September 21 book group -- "Fahrenheit 451"
DTSTART:20260921T230000Z
DTEND:20260922T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_314892164@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:community,literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Classic Literature Meetup\nPlease join us on Monday\, 
 September 21\, 2026 for a discussion of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel "Fa
 hrenheit 451\," imagining a future United States where books are burned.\n
 \nWe will be meeting in the 8th floor Boardroom at the Park Hotel\, with a
  gorgeous view overlooking the State Capitol grounds.\n\nThere is no cost 
 to attend the meetup\, except for the food and drinks you order from The P
 ost bar and restaurant in the hotel. Please keep in mind that The Post is 
 a business\, and that the wait staff depends on your tips for their income
 .\n\nThere are two different meetups this month for the same book. The for
 mat and discussion will be the same for both meetups. Please RSVP for one 
 or the other.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/madison-literature-meetup/events/314892164/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Classic Literature Meetup
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:The Orchard: A Novel by Peter Heller
DTSTART:20260923T000000Z
DTEND:20260923T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221441Z
UID:event_315695017@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Full of Lit Book Club\nHayley and her seven-year-old daughter\
 , Frith\, live in a rustic cabin with no electricity in the foothills of V
 ermont’s Green Mountains. A renowned translator of Tang dynasty poetry\,
  Hayley walked away from her career and her addict husband to raise Frith 
 alone in a land populated not by ambition-fueled academics but by hawks\, 
 beavers\, and other wild things—including their exuberant Bernese Mounta
 in dog\, Bear. They get by on what little they earn from their overgrown a
 pple orchard and the syrup they make from their maple trees. Frith— pr
 ecocious\, homeschooled\, and a voracious reader—considers herself queen
  of this backwoods paradise. She is too young to understand the pain and r
 egret that have followed her mother here.\n\nSeason after season\, it is t
 he three of them—mother\, daughter\, and dog—until the spring day when
  Rose Lattimore appears at their door and upends Hayley and Frith’s soli
 tary existence. When tragedy unexpectedly strikes\, Frith must come to ter
 ms with heartbreak for the very first time. By turns joyful and searing\, 
 The Orchard reminds us that\, even during the hardest of times\, the endur
 ing power of nature\, love\, and friendship will prevail.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221441Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/full-of-lit-book-club/events/315695017/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Full of Lit Book Club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club - Present Company Only
DTSTART:20260923T213000Z
DTEND:20260923T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260904T003504Z
UID:event_316408054@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only\nBYOBook! An intentional
  space to connect to your favorite book\, and disconnect from your devices
 . Unplug & unwind in present company.\n\nA Silent Book Club ([https://sile
 ntbook.club/](https://silentbook.club/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicm
 lkETF3cVRqS3pkNkhySVRSS0ZXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv3euvR7
 fqZg4ngh3Acej6i1iClV-_H-t6kfj4sywM3Vybqq1ts6eX-dEXZA_aem_H_kQx1eUT38eq-bdh
 4L3lQ)) is great for those who want the benefits of a book club - good com
 pany\, great books\, and a space to be phone-free - and get to choose the 
 book and have time to read!\n\nMadison Public Market - patio along First S
 treet. Come and go as you wish. No forced agenda. No uncomfortable ice bre
 akers. Just show up and read.\n\nWe start with \\~15 minutes of courtesy m
 eet & greet\, followed by an hour or so of read-on-your-own\, followed by 
 optional conversation and book talk.\n\nWatch for weather alerts and cance
 llations. If space is available\, we will move inside the MPM on the Mezza
 nine during poor weather
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T003504Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/unplug-unwind-presentcompanyonly/events/3164080
 54/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: The Ministry for the Future
DTSTART:20260925T000000Z
DTEND:20260925T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235223@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**The Ministry for the Future by 
 Kim Stanley Robinson**\n\nEstablished in 2025\, the purpose of the new org
 anization was simple: To advocate for the world's future generations and t
 o protect all living creatures\, present and future. It soon became known 
 as the Ministry for the Future\, and this is its story.\n\nFrom legendary 
 science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson comes a vision of climate chan
 ge unlike any ever imagined.\n\nTold entirely through fictional eye-witnes
 s accounts\, *The Ministry for the Future* is a masterpiece of the imagina
 tion\, the story of how climate change will affect us all over the decades
  to come.\n\nIts setting is not a desolate\, post-apocalyptic world\, but 
 a future that is almost upon us—and in which we might just overcome the 
 extraordinary challenges we face.\n\nIt is a novel both immediate and impa
 ctful\, desperate and hopeful in equal measure\, and it is one of the most
  powerful and original books on climate change ever written.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235223/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club - Present Company Only
DTSTART:20260925T230000Z
DTEND:20260926T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221443Z
UID:event_316206037@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only\nSilent Book Club - Pres
 ent Company Only\n\nLove to read? Like the idea of a book club but don't w
 ant to be told what book to read? Like the reading more than the discussio
 n\, but still want the company of others to share book ideas with?\n\nBase
 d on the Silent Book Club and the popularity of Europe's "The Offline Club
 "\, this space offers you time to disconnect from your devices and connect
  to a good book and present company.\n\nBring a book to read. We'll start 
 with a quick meet-and-greet\, each of us read on our own for an hour-ish\,
  and then time to talk about whatever comes to mind.\n\n$5 entrance fee to
  cover room rental and snacks.\nSmall snacks provided or BYO\n\nThis is a 
 phone-free zone. Please leave your devices behind or at the door.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221443Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/unplug-unwind-presentcompanyonly/events/3162060
 37/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club - Present Company Only
DTSTART:20260930T213000Z
DTEND:20260930T230000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221443Z
UID:event_wxlxztyjcmbnc@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only\nBYOBook! An intentional
  space to connect to your favorite book\, and disconnect from your devices
 . Unplug & unwind in present company.\n\nA Silent Book Club ([https://sile
 ntbook.club/](https://silentbook.club/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicm
 lkETF3cVRqS3pkNkhySVRSS0ZXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHv3euvR7
 fqZg4ngh3Acej6i1iClV-_H-t6kfj4sywM3Vybqq1ts6eX-dEXZA_aem_H_kQx1eUT38eq-bdh
 4L3lQ)) is great for those who want the benefits of a book club - good com
 pany\, great books\, and a space to be phone-free - and get to choose the 
 book and have time to read!\n\nMadison Public Market - patio along First S
 treet. Come and go as you wish. No forced agenda. No uncomfortable ice bre
 akers. Just show up and read.\n\nWe start with \\~15 minutes of courtesy m
 eet & greet\, followed by an hour or so of read-on-your-own\, followed by 
 optional conversation and book talk.\n\nWatch for weather alerts and cance
 llations. If space is available\, we will move inside the MPM on the Mezza
 nine during poor weather
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221443Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/unplug-unwind-presentcompanyonly/events/wxlxzty
 jcmbnc/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Unplug & Unwind: Present Company Only
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Storywalk - Run Wild by David Covell
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101
DTSTAMP:20260829T221413Z
UID:10001729-1790812800-1793491199@www.wisconsinsciencefest.org
CATEGORIES:family,literary,outdoors
DESCRIPTION:The StoryWalk® located throughout the trails surrounding the 
 Lussier Family Heritage Center\, brings families together through outdoor 
 exploration and literacy. October’s book is Run Wild by David Covell. \n
 The park is open from dawn to dusk so stop by any time\, before\, during\,
  or after the Wisconsin Science Festival to walk the trail and enjoy the s
 tory as you go.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221413Z
LOCATION:Lussier Family Heritage Center\, 3101 Lake Farm Rd\, Madison\, WI
 \, 53713\, United States
URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org/event/storywalk-run-wild-by-david
 -covell/
X-SOURCE-NAME:www.wisconsinsciencefest.org
X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.wisconsinsciencefest.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Club (#27\, 1903): The Ambassadors\, Henry James
DTSTART:20261001T000000Z
DTEND:20261001T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221425Z
UID:event_315893850@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Mirror in the Sky: Savoring Art to Soothe Our Spirit\nWith thi
 s pick from the Top 100\, we head to Paris with Lambert Strether\, a 55-ye
 ar-old man from small town Massachusetts. He's been sent overseas on a tri
 cky mission. A wealthy woman back home wants him to bring back her son\, C
 had\, who's been living in Paris too long. The plan is simple: pull Chad a
 way from whatever woman is keeping him there\, and bring him home to the f
 amily business.\n\nExcept...\n\nWhen Strether finds Chad\, the young man s
 eems changed. He's confident\, charming\, somehow better than before. And 
 Paris starts to work its magic on Strether\, too. A trip meant to rescue s
 omeone else slowly turns into something he never expected: a man in his fi
 fties waking up and wondering if he's missed out on his own life. Around h
 im is a whole cast of characters\, and each one sees the situation -- and 
 Strether -- a little differently.\n\nJames thought this was his best novel
 . It is easier to read than The Wings of the Dove (we met on May 27th for 
 that one).\n\nIt turns on one line Strether says to a younger friend: **li
 ve all you can**. This isn't a book packed with action. It's about a man s
 lowly changing his mind about what matters. It asks big questions: What do
  we owe to duty\, and what do we owe to ourselves? Is it ever too late to 
 really wake up? What does it even mean to "live"?\n\nCome get a little los
 t in it with us\n✨ Read ahead of time (give yourself room\, James takes 
 his time)\n✨ Come ready to discuss\n✨ New faces always welcome\n\nRSVP
  today!\nPeace ❤️
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221425Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/mirror-in-the-sky/events/315893850/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Mirror in the Sky: Savoring Art to Soothe Our Spirit
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
DTSTART:20261010T200000Z
DTEND:20261010T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235253@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**The Final Girl Support Group by
  Grady Hendrix**\n\n**In horror movies\, the final girls are the ones left
  standing when the credits roll. They made it through the worst night of t
 heir lives…but what happens after?**\n\nFrom chain saws to summer camp s
 layers\, The Final Girl support Group pays tribute to and slyly subverts o
 ur most popular horror films—movies like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre\, A
  Nightmare on Elm Street\, and Scream.\n\nLynnette Tarkington is a real-li
 fe final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade\, she’s be
 en meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support gr
 oup for those who survived the unthinkable\, working to put their lives ba
 ck together. Then one woman misses a meeting\, and their worst fears are r
 ealized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their liv
 es apart again\, piece by piece.\n\nBut the thing about final girls is tha
 t no matter how bad the odds\, how dark the night\, how sharp the knife\, 
 they will never\, ever give up.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235253/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Free - Dreams\, Symbols & Synchronicities - Online and In Person
DTSTART:20261019T000000Z
DTEND:20261019T011500Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221428Z
UID:event_vvcxztyjcnbxb@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Like Minds Social Group\n**Zoom link option will be provided o
 n the day of class.\n\nIf Carl Jung and Stevie Nicks had a love child\, th
 is might be its living room.\n\nA gathering place for curious souls who lo
 ve dreams\, archetypes\, synchronicities\, symbols\, poetry\, myth\, and m
 eaningful conversation. Together we’ll explore the hidden language of th
 e psyche\, the magic woven through ordinary life\, and the stories that se
 em to find us before we find them.\n\nBring your dreams.\nBring your quest
 ions.\nBring a favorite poem.\nBring your wonder.\n\n**April Wahl\,** Love
  and Money Coach will lead this event. She is a quantum healer\, storytell
 er\, and ocean-hearted mystic who alchemizes pain into poetry and wounds i
 nto waves of transformation. Known as The Magical Mermaid\, she weaves sou
 lwork\, emotional truth\, and wild wonder into every ripple of her healing
  practice.\n\nWhether guiding others through the energetic tides of self-r
 eclamation or crafting memoirs that shimmer with grit and grace\, April’
 s work is an invocation: a call to return to the truest\, most enchanted v
 ersion of yourself.\n\nShe lives by the rhythm of the moon\, believes tear
 s are sacred water\, and is devoted to remembering the world’s magic—o
 ne heart at a time.\n\n**Jeremy Anacker**\, Reiki Master and life long int
 uitive and artist will co-lead this event. His background will help to mak
 e the dialogue lively and useful for discovery and transformation.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221428Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-yojjmoco/events/vvcxztyjcnbxb/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Like Minds Social Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker
DTSTART:20261023T000000Z
DTEND:20261023T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235267@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Ba
 ker**\n\n**In this lyrical\, wildly inventive horror novel interwoven with
  Japanese mythology\, two people living centuries apart discover a door be
 tween their worlds.**\n\n**October\, 2026:** Lee Turner doesn’t remember
  how or why he killed his college roommate. The details are blurred and bl
 oody. All he knows is he has to flee New York and go to the one place that
  might offer refuge—his father’s new home in Japan\, a house hidden by
  sword ferns and wild ginger. But something is terribly wrong with the hou
 se: no animals will come near it\, the bedroom window isn't always a windo
 w\, and a woman with a sword appears in the yard when night falls.\n\n**Oc
 tober\, 1877:** Sen is a young samurai in exile\, hiding from the imperial
  soldiers in a house behind the sword ferns. A monster came home from war 
 wearing her father’s face\, but Sen would do anything to please him\, ev
 en turn her sword on her own mother. She knows the soldiers will soon slau
 ghter her whole family when she sees a terrible omen: a young foreign man 
 who appears outside her window.\n\nOne of these people is a ghost\, and on
 e of these stories is a lie.\n\nSomething is hiding beneath the house of s
 word ferns\, and Lee and Sen will soon wish they never unburied it.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235267/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:DemSem: Leonard Lopoo
DTSTART:20261027T171500Z
DTEND:20261027T183000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221352Z
UID:4dphn73mstb0uimomjqo2cd2lf@google.com
CATEGORIES:literary
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221352Z
LOCATION:Sewell 8417
X-SOURCE-NAME:CDE/CDHA Events
X-SOURCE-URL:https://cde.wisc.edu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noa
 h
DTSTART:20261028T000000Z
DTEND:20261028T010000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221441Z
UID:event_315695127@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Full of Lit Book Club\nTrevor Noah’s unlikely path from apar
 theid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act
 : his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mot
 her at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Li
 ving proof of his parents’ indiscretion\, Trevor was kept mostly indoors
  for the earliest years of his life\, bound by the extreme and often absur
 d measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could\, at a
 ny moment\, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa
 ’s tyrannical white rule\, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand ad
 venture\, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by 
 a centuries-long struggle.\n\nBorn a Crime is the story of a mischievous y
 oung boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himse
 lf in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story o
 f that young man’s relationship with his fearless\, rebellious\, and fer
 vently religious mother—his teammate\, a woman determined to save her so
 n from the cycle of poverty\, violence\, and abuse that would ultimately t
 hreaten her own life.\n\nThe stories collected here are by turns hilarious
 \, dramatic\, and deeply affecting. Whether subsisting on caterpillars for
  dinner during hard times\, being thrown from a moving car during an attem
 pted kidnapping\, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of
  dating in high school\, Trevor illuminates his curious world with an inci
 sive wit and unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a mov
 ing and searingly funny portrait of a boy making his way through a damaged
  world in a dangerous time\, armed only with a keen sense of humor and a m
 other’s unconventional\, unconditional love.
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URL:https://www.meetup.com/full-of-lit-book-club/events/315695127/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Full of Lit Book Club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Ink & Insight Mindful Writing Circle
DTSTART:20261101T161500Z
DTEND:20261101T181500Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221412Z
UID:10005517-1793528100-1793535300@holywisdommonastery.org
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a quarterly gathering that blends creative writing
  and mindfulness in a supportive\, inclusive space. Whether you identify a
 s a writer or simply enjoy exploring your inner voice\, this group offers 
 you a gentle rhythm of reflective writing (with optional prompts)\, sharin
 g in community\, and contemplative practices like guided meditation and mi
 ndful walking outdoors\, weather permitting. \nCome as you are. No experie
 nce needed — just a willingness to pause\, listen\, and write. You’ll 
 leave with new words\, insights\, and connections. \nSchedule \n\n10:15 am
  – Welcome\, housekeeping\, and settling in\n10:30 am – Guided meditat
 ion\n10:45 am – Writing session #1 with optional small-group sharing\n11
 :00 am – Contemplative walking and writing session #2\n11:30 am – Writ
 ing session #3\n11:45 am – Sharing in big group (optional)\n12:15 pm –
  Close\n\nLeader – Rebecca Jamieson \n \n  \nRebecca Jamieson is the au
 thor of The Body of All Things (Finishing Line Press\, 2017). She is the r
 ecipient of a 2025 Wisconsin Writers Award\, the 2024 Tupelo Press Prose P
 rize\, and is a Pushcart Prize nominee. Her writing has appeared in numero
 us publications\, including Rattle\, The Offing\, Mid-American Review\, an
 d Entropy\, and she’s currently at work on a collection of personal essa
 ys. Rebecca lives on Ho-Chunk land in Madison\, Wisconsin. When she’s no
 t writing\, you can find her hiking\, baking\, or cuddling her two cats. \
 n  \n  \n  \nCost \n$50/person \nRegistration \nLimited to 25 people. P
 lease register by Oct. 29\, 2026.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221412Z
LOCATION:Holy Wisdom Monastery\, 4200 County Road M\, Middleton\, WI\, 535
 62\, United States
URL:https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/ink-insight-mindful-writing-circ
 le/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Holy Wisdom Monastery
X-SOURCE-URL:https://holywisdommonastery.org/visit/special-events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:A Celebration of Howard Zinn
DTSTART:20261105T010000Z
DTEND:20261105T030000Z
DTSTAMP:20260903T003356Z
UID:10000647-1793818800-1793818800@barrymorelive.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Box Office: 5:30 PM | Doors: 6:00 PM | Event: 7:00 PM \n\n\n\n
 Tickets cannot be mailed for this event. If ordering in advance\, please s
 elect “will call” or purchase the day of at the box office. \n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\nThe Nation\, The Progressive\, and The Real News Network Present\n
 \n\n\nA Celebration of Howard Zinn\n\n\n\nand the release of the brand new
  biography by Dave Zirin: \n\n\n\nThe People’s Historian: The Outsized L
 ife of Howard Zinn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets will be available onl
 ine in advance\, at the door or by calling (608) 241-8633. Tickets will no
 t be mailed for this event. Do not select to have your tickets mailed. \n\
 n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Nation\, The Progressive\, and Th
 e Real News Network Present \n\n\n\nA Celebration of Howard Zinn\n\n\n\nan
 d the release of the brand new biography by Dave Zirin: \n\n\n\nThe People
 ’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatt Rot
 hschild will lead an onstage conversation with Dave Zirin about the book a
 nd the life of Howard Zinn. \n\n\n\nOther special guests include John Nich
 ols\, executive editor of The Nation magazine\; Norman Stockwell\, publi
 sher of The Progressive magazine\; and Maximillian Alvarez\, editor-in-c
 hief and co-executive director of The Real News Network.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T003356Z
URL:https://barrymorelive.com/event/a-celebration-of-howard-zinn/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Barrymore Theatre
X-SOURCE-URL:https://barrymorelive.com/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
DTSTART:20261107T210000Z
DTEND:20261107T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235458@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Di
 nniman**\n\n**The apocalypse will be televised! Welcome to the first book 
 in the wildly popular and addictive Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with
  bonus material exclusive to this print edition.**\n\nYou know what’s wo
 rse than breaking up with your girlfriend? Being stuck with her prize-winn
 ing show cat. And you know what’s worse than that? An alien invasion\, t
 he destruction of all man-made structures on Earth\, and the systematic ex
 ploitation of all the survivors for a sadistic intergalactic game show. Th
 at’s what.\n\nJoin Coast Guard vet Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat\, 
 Princess Donut\, as they try to survive the end of the world—or just get
  to the next level—in a video game–like\, trap-filled fantasy dungeon.
  A dungeon that’s actually the set of a reality television show with cou
 ntless viewers across the galaxy. Exploding goblins. Magical potions. Dead
 ly\, drug-dealing llamas. This ain’t your ordinary game show.\n\nWelcome
 \, Crawler. Welcome to the Dungeon. Survival is optional. Keeping the view
 ers entertained is not.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235458/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Free - Dreams\, Symbols & Synchronicities - Online and In Person
DTSTART:20261116T010000Z
DTEND:20261116T021500Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221428Z
UID:event_vvcxztyjcpbtb@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Like Minds Social Group\n**Zoom link option will be provided o
 n the day of class.\n\nIf Carl Jung and Stevie Nicks had a love child\, th
 is might be its living room.\n\nA gathering place for curious souls who lo
 ve dreams\, archetypes\, synchronicities\, symbols\, poetry\, myth\, and m
 eaningful conversation. Together we’ll explore the hidden language of th
 e psyche\, the magic woven through ordinary life\, and the stories that se
 em to find us before we find them.\n\nBring your dreams.\nBring your quest
 ions.\nBring a favorite poem.\nBring your wonder.\n\n**April Wahl\,** Love
  and Money Coach will lead this event. She is a quantum healer\, storytell
 er\, and ocean-hearted mystic who alchemizes pain into poetry and wounds i
 nto waves of transformation. Known as The Magical Mermaid\, she weaves sou
 lwork\, emotional truth\, and wild wonder into every ripple of her healing
  practice.\n\nWhether guiding others through the energetic tides of self-r
 eclamation or crafting memoirs that shimmer with grit and grace\, April’
 s work is an invocation: a call to return to the truest\, most enchanted v
 ersion of yourself.\n\nShe lives by the rhythm of the moon\, believes tear
 s are sacred water\, and is devoted to remembering the world’s magic—o
 ne heart at a time.\n\n**Jeremy Anacker**\, Reiki Master and life long int
 uitive and artist will co-lead this event. His background will help to mak
 e the dialogue lively and useful for discovery and transformation.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221428Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-yojjmoco/events/vvcxztyjcpbtb/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Like Minds Social Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
DTSTART:20261120T010000Z
DTEND:20261120T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235507@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L.
  Wang**\n\nFor twenty years\, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to th
 e study of magic.\n\nWhen she finally achieves her ambition to become the 
 first woman admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and 
 Industry\, she finds herself undermined at every turn. Instead of a lab as
 sistant\, she’s paired with a janitor\, putting her crucial research at 
 risk.\n\nBut Thomil wasn’t always a janitor. Once a nomadic hunter from 
 the wild plains outside the city\, he now sees a chance to understand the 
 forces that decimated his tribe and drove him from his homeland.\n\nTogeth
 er they will uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of mag
 ic forever – if it doesn’t get them killed first.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235507/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Afterlives: A Novel by Abdulrazak Gurnah
DTSTART:20261125T010000Z
DTEND:20261125T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221441Z
UID:event_315864425@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Full of Lit Book Club\nWritten by a Nobel Laureate\, this swee
 ping epic is set in the early 20th century during the brutal German coloni
 al occupation of East Africa. It follows several interconnected lives—in
 cluding a young boy sold into the colonial military and a woman left behin
 d—as they navigate war\, shifting alliances\, and the long\, generationa
 l shadows of trauma.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221441Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/full-of-lit-book-club/events/315864425/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Full of Lit Book Club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Randomocracy!
DTSTART:20261205T210000Z
DTEND:20261205T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235529@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\nFor this meeting\, we will be rea
 ding the book that wins in a random selection.\n\nBring your suggestions t
 o the November 19th meeting. We will write each suggestion on a slip of pa
 per\, and then we will randomly select one book. After we choose our book\
 , we'll update this meeting with the details.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235529/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Free - Dreams\, Symbols & Synchronicities - Online and In Person
DTSTART:20261221T010000Z
DTEND:20261221T021500Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221428Z
UID:event_vvcxztyjcqbbc@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Like Minds Social Group\n**Zoom link option will be provided o
 n the day of class.\n\nIf Carl Jung and Stevie Nicks had a love child\, th
 is might be its living room.\n\nA gathering place for curious souls who lo
 ve dreams\, archetypes\, synchronicities\, symbols\, poetry\, myth\, and m
 eaningful conversation. Together we’ll explore the hidden language of th
 e psyche\, the magic woven through ordinary life\, and the stories that se
 em to find us before we find them.\n\nBring your dreams.\nBring your quest
 ions.\nBring a favorite poem.\nBring your wonder.\n\n**April Wahl\,** Love
  and Money Coach will lead this event. She is a quantum healer\, storytell
 er\, and ocean-hearted mystic who alchemizes pain into poetry and wounds i
 nto waves of transformation. Known as The Magical Mermaid\, she weaves sou
 lwork\, emotional truth\, and wild wonder into every ripple of her healing
  practice.\n\nWhether guiding others through the energetic tides of self-r
 eclamation or crafting memoirs that shimmer with grit and grace\, April’
 s work is an invocation: a call to return to the truest\, most enchanted v
 ersion of yourself.\n\nShe lives by the rhythm of the moon\, believes tear
 s are sacred water\, and is devoted to remembering the world’s magic—o
 ne heart at a time.\n\n**Jeremy Anacker**\, Reiki Master and life long int
 uitive and artist will co-lead this event. His background will help to mak
 e the dialogue lively and useful for discovery and transformation.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221428Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-yojjmoco/events/vvcxztyjcqbbc/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Like Minds Social Group
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: The Will of the Many by James Islington
DTSTART:20270109T210000Z
DTEND:20270109T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235543@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**The Will of the Many by James I
 slington**\n\nThe Catenan Republic – the Hierarchy – may rule the worl
 d now\, but they do not know everything.\n\nI tell them my name is Vis Tel
 imus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago\,
  and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most pres
 tigious school. I tell them that once I graduate\, I will gladly join the 
 rest of civilised society in allowing my strength\, my drive and my focus 
 – what they call Will – to be leeched away and added to the power of t
 hose above me\, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.\n\nI te
 ll them that I belong\, and they believe me.\n\nBut the truth is that I ha
 ve been sent to the Academy to find answers. To solve a murder. To search 
 for an ancient weapon. To uncover secrets that may tear the Republic apart
 .\n\nAnd that I will never\, ever cede my Will to the empire that executed
  my family.\n\nTo survive\, though\, I will still have to rise through the
  Academy’s ranks. I will have to smile\, and make friends\, and pretend 
 to be one of them and *win.* Because if I cannot\, then those who want to 
 control me\, who know my real name\, will no longer have any use for me.\n
 \nAnd if the Hierarchy finds out who I truly am\, they will kill me.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235543/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: 2 Novellas (See Details)
DTSTART:20270122T010000Z
DTEND:20270122T020000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235572@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\nWe will be reading\n**A Short Sta
 y in Hell by Steven L. Peck (108 pages)**\n**The Language of Liars by S.L.
  Huang (160 pages)**\n\n**A Short Stay in Hell**\nAs a faithful Mormon\, S
 oren Johansson has always believed he’ll be reunited with his loved ones
  after death in an eternal hereafter. Then\, he dies. Soren wakes to find 
 himself cast by a God he has never heard of into a Hell whose dimensions h
 e can barely grasp: a vast library he can only escape from by finding the 
 book that contains the story of his life.\n\n**The Language of Liars**\nJu
 mping into a Star Eater's mind in the first place requires a moment of per
 fect psychic connection\, and he has studied all his life to comprehend th
 eir species. Admires them\, respects them\, is reverent at the idea of bei
 ng one of them—the only species physiologically capable of mining the el
 ement needed for lightyear-spanning space travel. The species all others c
 rave to know more of\, but who have notoriously shared so very little. The
  species Ro's own small civilization\, with its dwindling resources and wi
 thering reach\, *needs* to know more about.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235572/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Witch King by Martha Wells
DTSTART:20270206T210000Z
DTEND:20270206T220000Z
DTSTAMP:20260829T221442Z
UID:event_316235594@meetup.com
CATEGORIES:literary
DESCRIPTION:Madison Speculative Society\n**Witch King by Martha Wells**\n\
 n"I didn't know you were a... demon."\n\n"You idiot. I'm *the* demon."\nKa
 i's having a long day in Martha Wells' *Witch King*...\n\nAfter being murd
 ered\, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while 
 confined in an elaborate water trap\, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage atte
 mpting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going
  to go well.\n\nBut why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has ch
 anged in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World 
 Coalition appear to be growing in influence?\n\nKai will need to pull his 
 allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the le
 ast of these questions.\n\nHe’s not going to like the answers.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T221442Z
URL:https://www.meetup.com/scifi-post-modern-new-weird-speculative-fiction
 -book-club/events/316235594/
X-SOURCE-NAME:Madison Speculative Society
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR