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The Payback    by Kashana Cauley      Tuesday April 7 at 6:00

When Jada Williams is relentlessly pursued by the Debt Police, she is left with no choice but to take down her student loan company with the help of two mall coworkers—from the author of the "lethally witty" The Survivalists (The New York Times Book Review). Jada Williams is good at judging people by their looks. From across the mall, she can tell not only someone's inseam and pants size, but exactly what style they need to transform their life. Too bad she's no longer using this superpower as a wardrobe designer to Hollywood stars, but for minimum wage plus commission at the Glendale mall. When Jada is fired yet again, she is forced to outrun the newly instated Debt Police who are out for blood. But Jada, like any great antihero, is not going to wait for the cops to come kick her around. With the help of two other debt-burdened mall coworkers, she hatches a plan for revenge. Together the three women plan a heist to erase their student loans forever and get back at the system that promised them everything and then tried to take it back. "A novel of great fun and unforgettable fury" (Megha Majumdar, bestselling author of A Burning) The Payback is a razor-sharp and hilarious dissection of race, power, and the daily grind, from one of the most original and exciting writers at work today.

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The Rabbit Hutch     by Tess Gunty       Tuesday May 6 at 6:00

Blandine isn't like the other residents of her building. An online obituary writer. A young mother with a dark secret. A woman waging a solo campaign against rodents -- neighbors, separated only by the thin walls of a low-cost housing complex in the once bustling industrial center of Vacca Vale, Indiana. Welcome to the Rabbit Hutch. Ethereally beautiful and formidably intelligent, Blandine shares her apartment with three teenage boys she neither likes nor understands, all, like her, now aged out of the state foster system that has repeatedly failed them, all searching for meaning in their lives. Set over one sweltering week in July and culminating in a bizarre act of violence that finally changes everything, Tess Gunty's The Rabbit Hutch is a savagely beautiful and bitingly funny snapshot of contemporary America, a gorgeous and provocative tale of loneliness and longing, entrapment and, ultimately, freedom.

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Aimee is an independent curator, art consultant and producer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Franklyn is the founding director of Doubleplate Arts, a private consultancy focusing on mid 20th century and contemporary art, and Doubleplate Productions, which highlights the work of socially and politically engaged writers, artists and performers who utilize their voices to affect change.

Nigeria

with Phoenix Savage
Saturday March 28, 2026 at 5pm

The Yoruba people of Southwestern Nigeria consider the city of Ile Ife, an ancient sacred city with over 200 shrines, to be ground zero for the creation of humanity. It is the location where Olodumare instructs a host of deities to form the world and live among humans. It is also the most difficult place on earth to purchase just one tomato. Join me as I share the wonders of Yoruba culture, mythologies and my experiences from tomato buying in the market to walks in the rainforest, home to one of the world 's largest colonies of fruit bats. I will also share the most important tip for becoming a Fulbright Fellow.

   

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