F*@#'d Up Book Club

Black lineart of the Old Firehouse Books Logo (a firehouse with tower, many windows, and an arched doorway); above the firehouse are several "explicative markers": three exclaimation points, "what the...!?", several asterisks, an at-sign-exclamation-point-hashtag combo.

The F*@#’d Up Book Club is dedicated to reading all things f*@#’d up. Whether it’s plot lines that mess with your head, characters that make you shudder, or just those little nasty details thrown in to make your stomach flip, we’ll be there! Not just thrillers and horror novels (though there will be plenty of those!) we will strive to redefine just how f*@#’d up a book can get. Recommended for readers with a strong stomach and a dark sense of humor, who are unafraid of the things that go bump.

Meetings take place on the fourth Monday of each month at Old Firehouse Books at 6:00pm. 


 

 

2023 SELECTIONS

January 23, 2022:
The Perfect Nanny & A Certain Hunger
by Leila Slimani & Chelsea G. Summers

February 27, 2022:
Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession
by Alice Bolin

March 27, 2023:
Audition
by Ryu Murakami

April 24, 2023:
Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories
by Mariana Enriquez

May 22, 2023:
The Topeka School
by Ben Lerner

June 26, 2023:
The Doloriad 
by Missouri Williams

July 24, 2023:
First, Become Ashes
by K.M. Szpara

August 28,2023:
Elmet 
by Fiona Mozley

September 25, 2023:
Little Eyes
by Samantha Schweblin

October 23, 2023:
Manhunt & Herland
by Gretchen Felker-Martin & Charlotte Perkins Gilman 

November 27, 2023:
TBD

 

 

 

The Perfect Nanny: A Novel By Leila Slimani, Sam Taylor (Translated by) Cover Image
By Leila Slimani, Sam Taylor (Translated by)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143132172
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Books - January 9th, 2018

A Certain Hunger By Chelsea G. Summers Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781951213435
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Unnamed Press - October 18th, 2021

Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession By Alice Bolin Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062657145
Availability: Not on our shelves; Available to order; Arrives in 5-7 business days
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - June 26th, 2018

Audition By Ryu Murakami, Ralph McCarthy (Translated by) Cover Image
By Ryu Murakami, Ralph McCarthy (Translated by)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780393338416
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 7th, 2010

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories By Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell (Translated by) Cover Image
By Mariana Enriquez, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593134092
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Hogarth - February 1st, 2022

The Topeka School: A Novel By Ben Lerner Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781250758002
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Picador - September 29th, 2020

The Doloriad: A Novel By Missouri Williams Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780374605087
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: MCD x FSG Originals - March 1st, 2022

First, Become Ashes By K.M. Szpara Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250216328
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tordotcom - April 12th, 2022

Elmet By Fiona Mozley Cover Image
$15.95
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ISBN: 9781616208424
Published: Algonquin Books - December 5th, 2017

Little Eyes: A Novel By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by) Cover Image
By Samanta Schweblin, Megan McDowell (Translated by)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525541370
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Riverhead Books - May 4th, 2021

Manhunt By Gretchen Felker-Martin Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250794642
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Nightfire - February 22nd, 2022

Herland (Foundations of Feminist Fiction) By Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Professor Alex Goody (Introduction by) Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781804172414
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flame Tree 451 - October 25th, 2022