# Event Details - **Event Name**: Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Sidetrack Bookshop BOOK CLUB discussing How Far the Light Reaches, by Sabrina Imbler. Led by Sidetrack Cofounder, Jenny.About this Event* *Note: $5 registration fee can be used as a credit toward a purchase in-store. The credit expires the night of book club.**Join us for Book Club!Sidetrack Bookshop is a mission-driven bookstore, which means (in part) that we are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive space for people of all identities. In order to maintain our welcoming and inclusive space in the context of what we hope will be a lively and productive book club discussion, we have developed the following house rules.By attending a book club meeting, you agree to the following:Share the floor: Be sure to let everyone talk and express their thoughts on the book. If you feel like you're talking a lot, you probably are! Invite others to speak.Be respectful: We'll no doubt have differing opinions. Seek to understand first, then to be understood. Check your privilege, and take special care with others who have lived experience differing from your own.Comments or behavior that demean a specific person, identity, or culture will not be tolerated.Book club hosts will keep these house rules in mind and will redirect you or the conversation as a whole if we feel they aren't being honored. We also reserve the right to ask an attendee to leave if we feel they're contributing to an unwelcome space.About the BookA queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature, including:the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs,the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams,the bizarre, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena),the common goldfish that flourishes in the wild,and more.Imbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family, community, and care can be found in the sea, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from the core of the Earth. Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, How Far the Light Reaches is a shimmering, otherworldly debut that attunes us to new visions of our world and its miracles.WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYAbout the AuthorSabrina Imbler is a writer and science journalist living in Brooklyn. Their first chapbook, Dyke (geology) was published by Black Lawrence Press. They have received fellowships and scholarships from the Asian American Writers' Workshop, Tin House, the Jack Jones Literary Arts Retreat, Millay Arts, and Paragraph NY, and their work has been supported by the Café Royal Cultural Foundation. Their essays and reporting have appeared in various publications, including the New York Times, the Atlantic, Catapult, and Sierra, among others. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/royal-oak/nonfiction-book-club-how-far-the-light-reaches/100001996315101207 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, meetups, science-fair, sports, workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: 325 S Washington Ave - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6.24, max: 6.24, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Royal Oak - **state**: MI - **country**: United States - **location**: 325 S Washington Ave - **lat**: 42.4873955 - **long**: -83.14631720000001 - **full address**: 325 S Washington Ave, 325 South Washington Avenue, Royal Oak, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/5bf94f4e50744e29d1cf9c94b8e0c98f5bfd444ccdb08dcddc5851aace9034d2-rimg-w1200-h600-dca89898-gmir.jpg?v=1785687568 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches being held? - **A:** Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches takes place on Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 29 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at 325 S Washington Ave, 325 South Washington Avenue, Royal Oak, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches? - **A:** Nonfiction Book Club - How Far the Light Reaches is organized by Sidetrack Bookshop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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