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Bad Girls Book Club September 2026

**Our September novel is: *American Spy* by Lauren Wilkinson** **This month’s novel is a historical mystery by a Black author. It includes spies, politics, and suspense, with ties to Russia. The story focuses on African American characters and blends elements of espionage and literary fiction. The book is 320 pages in print and 10 hours and 50 minutes on audiobook.** It’s 1986, the heart of the Cold War, and Marie Mitchell is an intelligence officer with the FBI. She’s brilliant, but she’s also a young black woman working in an old boys’ club. Her career has stalled out, she’s overlooked for every high-profile squad, and her days are filled with monotonous paperwork. So when she’s given the opportunity to join a shadowy task force aimed at undermining Thomas Sankara, the charismatic revolutionary president of Burkina Faso whose Communist ideology has made him a target for American intervention, she says yes. Yes, even though she secretly admires the work Sankara is doing for his country. Yes, even though she is still grieving the mysterious death of her sister, whose example led Marie to this career path in the first place. Yes, even though a furious part of her suspects she’s being offered the job because of her appearance and not her talent. In the year that follows, Marie will observe Sankara, seduce him, and ultimately have a hand in the coup that will bring him down. But doing so will change everything she believes about what it means to be a spy, a lover, a sister, and a good American. Inspired by true events—Thomas Sankara is known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”—American Spy knits together a gripping spy thriller, a heartbreaking family drama, and a passionate romance. This is a face of the Cold War you’ve never seen before, and it introduces a powerful new literary voice. NOMINATED FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD • Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

September Book Club Meetup

Welcome, readers! Our September read is ***Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America*** by Eliza Griswold. A Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book detailing the 318-page true story of Stacey Haney, a single mother and nurse in rural Washington County, Pennsylvania, whose family suffered severe illnesses after leasing their land for fracking. **Please note our location change:** We will meet at **The Pub Out Back** in their Room Out Back space. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Parking is available in the public lot off of W New England Ave or on-street in the Old Worthington area. Happy reading!

"The Wraith King" by Juliette Cross

Come hang out with us as we discuss our September book, The Wraith King by Juliette Cross! Book description: A brutal, bloody war against the ruthless Wraith King has cost the light fae more than innocent lives. Una Hartstone, Princess of Issos, learns the price the Wraith King demands to end the war once and for all. Her. In exchange for the safety of her people, she agrees to give her life—and her body—to her greatest enemy. Gollaya Verbane is determined to fulfill his destiny and his god’s prophecy. When his seer points to the Princess of Issos as the key to the rise of the dark fae, he demands her submission. But when she finally yields, he realizes Una is much more to him than a priceless weapon. A mystery that has haunted Una for years awakens when she is abducted and dragged back to Näkt Mir. The palace hides many dark secrets…and at least one traitor. A traitor determined to take King Goll’s throne—and all he possesses. What he doesn’t know is that Una’s magick is more powerful than he can imagine, and that Goll will burn the whole world to save her.

September Book Club📕

The book we will be discussing for September is I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. Bookclub will be at the Dublin library meeting room 3 (Across from the coffee shop downstairs) Light snacks & refreshments will be provided, but you’re welcome to bring snacks or drinks. There is a water bottle fill up station by the bathroom also. Feel free to come whether or not you’ve finished the book! Please let me know if you’d like to volunteer to bring snacks and or drinks for this event ◡̈

LGBT Reads: September Book Discussion

Join us for our September book club gathering where we will come together to discuss [Long Live Evil](https://www.sarahreesbrennan.com/book/long-live-evil/) by Sarah Rees Brennan in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts. Library links: [at Columbus Metro Libraries](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=long%20live%20evil%20sarah%20rees%20brennan&searchType=smart) [at Worthington Libraries](https://catalog.clcohio.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=34.1033.0.0.13&type=Default&term=long%20live%20evil%20sarah%20rees%20brennan&by=KW&sort=MP&limit=TOM=*&query=&page=0&searchid=0)

Book Signing at Little Gay Bookstore

Happy hour book club

TINYACO BOOK CLUB: The Bewitching by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Monthly Meet Up (The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle)

This month we’ll be reading The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the book!

September Book Club: The Road of Bones

Badass Book Club

Happy Hour & Book Signing with Sara Elliott

Join us for happy hour at Cento before we head to The Book Loft at 7 pm to support fellow group member and local author Sara Elliott at the signing of her novel, The Shape of Grace. Come meet Sara, hear about her journey as an author, purchase a signed copy of The Shape of Grace, and celebrate this exciting milestone with our community. Whether you’re an avid reader, an aspiring writer, or simply looking to enjoy a fun evening with great company, we’d love to have you join us!