From Watermark Book Company in Anacortes, WA:
Watermark Book Club is on Zoom! It is a closed book club, and you can let us know if you would like to be added to the waitlist. In the meantime, feel free to read along with us! This month we are discussing The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar. Here’s what Brandy has to say about the book:
“This book is about a Syrian trans-gender boy who is growing up in New York, and it takes place after his mom passes away. It is very much a coming of age story. His mom was an ornithologist–there are bird references throughout, and they are so beautiful. The main character becomes obsessed with what his mom was researching, and he becomes obsessed with who he is and what to call himself. Then he finds a journal by this person that his mom really studied, and this journal creates another level of awareness. There is so much to unpack–really lovely and magical.”