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Top Shelf Book Club is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
$25—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options
Popular books, elevated discussions: Helen Phillips’s HUM — Saturday | September 19 | 5:30-7:00 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Join us for a one-night discussion of Helen Phillips’s 2024 novel, Hum. “Is AI making mothers obsolete,” asks The New Yorker, in a provocative review. This near-future sci-fi story imagines our automated future, as jobs are increasingly taken over by robots called “hums.” What kinds of labor do we want to give away? What are the possibilities left for connection when we outsource care? And what lengths will we go to when the our best friends and advisors are not people, but the algorithm?,
Top Shelf Book Club offers an elevated take on the traditional book club by bringing in critical tools and expert analyses to drive the discussion. You are encouraged to read the novel in advance. In the meeting, we’ll share insights from expert cultural analysts and literary experts as we dive deep into what is fascinating the popular imagination right now. Even if you aren’t able to read the book in advance, you can check out a review and come chat!
This is an opportunity to meet like-minded folks and dish about a popular novel and culture phenomena with new friends. Night School will provide academic insights and guided questions to help you go deeper in understanding our present moment.
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This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Top Shelf Book Club is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
$25—includes one drink ticket good for beer/wine/NA options
Popular books, elevated discussions: Helen Phillips’s HUM — Saturday | September 19 | 5:30-7:00 PM | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
Join us for a one-night discussion of Helen Phillips’s 2024 novel, Hum. “Is AI making mothers obsolete,” asks The New Yorker, in a provocative review. This near-future sci-fi story imagines our automated future, as jobs are increasingly taken over by robots called “hums.” What kinds of labor do we want to give away? What are the possibilities left for connection when we outsource care? And what lengths will we go to when the our best friends and advisors are not people, but the algorithm?,
Top Shelf Book Club offers an elevated take on the traditional book club by bringing in critical tools and expert analyses to drive the discussion. You are encouraged to read the novel in advance. In the meeting, we’ll share insights from expert cultural analysts and literary experts as we dive deep into what is fascinating the popular imagination right now. Even if you aren’t able to read the book in advance, you can check out a review and come chat!
This is an opportunity to meet like-minded folks and dish about a popular novel and culture phenomena with new friends. Night School will provide academic insights and guided questions to help you go deeper in understanding our present moment.
—
This class will take place in person in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.