The Keepin’ It Real Book Club

On September 16th it was IRL KIRBC time again: a time leave our computers (but not our iPhones, Kobos and iPads) and gather together to advocate for one book that’s rocked our respective worlds. Here’s a somewhat sketchy record of those happenings (I have discovered I cannot type on the aforementioned iPad, especially at the lightning-fast pace of a KIRBC discussion.)

Continuing our hosting crawl, this time we traveled to the famed House of Kong, where there we were spoiled with a lavish spread and better cocktails than you’d find in many upscale restaurants. We ate, we drank, we laughed, we yelled, and oh, we talked about books. Here are the ones people thought worth a mention this time:

JK — Overqualified, by Joey Comeau

A collection of cover letters to major corporations that start to reveal details about his fictional life
Briefly shortlisted for Danuta Gleed prize and currently shortlisted for the ReLit
“short books are fun”
Fave letter: “Dear Nintendo”
Funny but also dark and often touching
Perfect remedy for cover letter RAGE

Ron — The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs

Summed up what Ron felt about cities
Even more meaningful with the upcoming election that makes Ron cry [...]