In-Store Event: A Novel Night Out: Monk and Robot

Fans of cozy sci-fi unite! Join us for A Novel Night Out for a discussion of MONK AND ROBOT by Becky Chambers!

Do you wish you were a tea monk sipping a brew in space? Do you want to connect with your fellow Becky Chambers enthusiasts? Join us for a one-off book club discussing MONK AND ROBOT, which includes A Psalm for the Wild Built and Prayer for the Crown Shy, now together in one book. We’ll begin with a discussion led by one of our booksellers, and wrap up with plenty of time to socialize with your fellow fans while sipping on refreshments.

ABOUT MONK AND ROBOT:

Becky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories, A Psalm for the Wild-Built and A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, together in trade paperback for the first time!Becky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered. But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how. They're going to need to ask it a lot.Becky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?

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East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast, Washington, United States