# Event Details - **Event Name**: May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a discussion of our May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club pick: Language of Liars by S. L. HuangAbout this EventOld Town Books' Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club is free and open to the public. While buying the book at OTB is not required to attend, we would greatly appreciate it to help keep our free literary programming sustainable! Buy your copy of Language of Liars by S. L. Huang at the shop or online and note "book club" to get 10% off.By attending any and all Old Town Books events you are agreeing to our code of conduct.Old Town Books is committed to creating accessible events and spaces for the widest possible audience. Please reach out to us at events@oldtownbooks.com for reasonable accessibility accommodations.About the book:"Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me."—Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox GambitA New Scientist Best of 2026 Pick and a Most Anticipated Pick for Literary Hub | Book Riot | Shelf ReflectionSpeak another people's language. Know them. Become them.And discover you've destroyed them.In his training as a spy, Ro was warned: you will always be living a lie.Jumping into a Star Eater's mind in the first place requires a moment of perfect psychic connection, and he has studied all his life to comprehend their species. Admires them, respects them, is reverent at the idea of being one of them—the only species physiologically capable of mining the element needed for lightyear-spanning space travel. The species all others crave to know more of, but who have notoriously shared so very little. The species Ro's own small civilization, with its dwindling resources and withering reach, needs to know more about.It will feel real, his elders impressed upon him. It will never be real.But Ro's certainty runs deep: he will be different. Ro will not be an imposter hiding the truth of his past, because his heart will be one of them. He will be one of them.To understand is to become. It never occurs to him that the mere act of understanding can destroy. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alexandria/may-sci-fi-and-fantasy-book-club-language-of-liars/100001982712842485 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, sports, it - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Alexandria - **state**: VA - **country**: United States - **location**: Old Town Books - **lat**: 38.80359139999999 - **long**: -77.04368099999999 - **full address**: Old Town Books, 130 South Royal Street, Alexandria, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/23ebe9de21d1f366d9a55a0cafa0a3a97449509a24135ed1afe8630540d58ff4-rimg-w1200-h600-dce1c198-gmir.jpg?v=1770885120 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars being held? - **A:** May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars takes place on Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Old Town Books, 130 South Royal Street, Alexandria, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars? - **A:** May Sci-Fi & Fantasy Book Club: Language of Liars is organized by Old Town Books. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Old Town Books's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Old Town Books a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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