# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Exchange Book Club: Rootless - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: This October, join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore.About this EventThis October, join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore. Together, we’ll celebrate Booktober by exploring powerful stories by writers of colour that reflect shared human experiences and emotions.This Month’s Book: RootlessFor this session, we’ll be reading Rootless, the debut novel by Krystle Zara Appiah. This gripping story follows a young woman as she navigates motherhood, identity, and the search for belonging.Book synopsis:“Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can only dream of. But behind closed doors, Sam wants to start a family, while Efe longs for a life free of responsibility. When an unplanned pregnancy forces Efe into a stark choice, she has to decide which is more important – her love for her family, or the life she wanted for herself.”TicketsTickets for this book club are £5 per person which includes entry to the session and a drink.To make our book club as accessible as possible, we are also offering a limited number of free Solidarity Tickets. For more info on Solidarity tickets, go to our ticketing information page.Buy the book!Our official Booktober bookselling partner is The Heath Bookshop.The Heath Bookshop is a vibrant, award-winning, independent bookshop in the heart of Kings Heath in Birmingham. The Heath Bookshop is for everyone and anyone, aiming to offer a safe community space with a diverse range of books, delicious hot and cold drinks, and a much beloved Kate Bush coffee table! The Heath Bookshop won Independent Bookshop of the Year 2025, which was announced at the British Book Awards in May of this year.To place an order with The Heath Bookshop, head to Bookshop.org (https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/theheathbookshop) or contact them directly at orders@theheathbookshop.co.uk. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-exchange-book-club-rootless/100001585414821409 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-exchange-book-club-rootless-tickets-1585414821409 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 5, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Birmingham - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Exchange - **lat**: 52.47852570000001 - **long**: -1.9077552 - **full address**: The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: University of Birmingham Events Team (https://allevents.in/org/university-of-birmingham-events-team/22542542) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e44504852deb94d01549274ad5e1369c769bfed0a6b65a149387d5e1abdc338c-rimg-w1200-h744-dcf7c02f-gmir.jpg?v=1757276519 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c2f1e6f6543fa1fa9e9d133960c2c813ebea0e4936941f53e91edb32299931f1-rimg-w400-h400-dca7aba4-gmir.jpg?v=1757276518 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 04 Oct, 2025 at 01:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** The Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 5 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** University of Birmingham Events Team - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** Art, literary-art - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Exchange Book Club: Rootless ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Exchange Book Club: Rootless", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/e44504852deb94d01549274ad5e1369c769bfed0a6b65a149387d5e1abdc338c-rimg-w1200-h744-dcf7c02f-gmir.jpg?v=1757276519", "startDate": "2025-10-04", "endDate": "2025-10-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-exchange-book-club-rootless/100001585414821409", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Exchange", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3 Centenary Square", "postalCode": "B1 2DR", "addressLocality": "Birmingham", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "52.47852570000001", "longitude": "-1.9077552" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "This October, join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-10-04", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "5.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-exchange-book-club-rootless/100001585414821409" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-exchange-book-club-rootless/100001585414821409", "price": "5.00", "name": "The Exchange Bookclub: Rootless" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/birmingham/the-exchange-book-club-rootless/100001585414821409", "price": 0, "name": "The Exchange Book Club Rootless: Solidarity Ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "University of Birmingham Events Team", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/university-of-birmingham-events-team/22542542" } ] } ] ```