{"product_id":"godmothers-gather-the-elsewhere-book-club-we-were-forbidden","title":"The Elsewhere Book Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e📅 \u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eTUE AUG 11 @ 5:30 P.M.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e📍 Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e Godmothers\u003cbr\u003e2280 Lillie Avenue, Summerland, CA 93067\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/godmothers-gather-the-elsewhere-book-club-we-were-forbidden-tickets-1992951357158\" style=\"background-color: #f05537; color: white; padding: 12px 24px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 5px; display: inline-block; font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e🎫 Get Your Tickets on Eventbrite\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“We Were Forbidden” with The Elsewhere Book Club.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 20px 10px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome books are tickets that take you somewhere new; others are lenses that change the way you see where you are. The Elsewhere Book Club is for readers who want both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiley Reed, Godmothers’ head of live \u0026amp; digital storytelling, has always been drawn to stories that transport—across borders, languages, and ways of seeing. As an avid French learner with deep ties to the culture, she’s especially interested in contemporary French literature in translation: works that carry both intimacy and distance, clarity and mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis latest series centers on newly released translated French titles for 2026, novels that are atmospheric, psychologically rich, and quietly expansive. Books that linger. Books that shift something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August, we’ll read “We Were Forbidden,” Jacqueline Harpman’s startling trio of novellas—translated into English for the first time—each plumbing the depths of that vital human instinct: defiance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ll gather each month for thoughtful, open-ended conversations. Come to reflect, to listen, to share—no pressure, just a shared curiosity and a love of reading. If you’re looking for books that expand the world around you and the one inside you—join us. Let’s go elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll meetings will run from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis event will be hosted in our third-floor loft space, which is only accessible by stairs.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Godmothers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51930454491426,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/8637\/3154\/files\/wewereforbidden.png?v=1783363149","url":"https:\/\/godmothers.com\/products\/godmothers-gather-the-elsewhere-book-club-we-were-forbidden","provider":"Godmothers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}