The Makom Book Club is back with another exciting read!

This month, we'll be reading The Sins on Their Bones by Laura Samotin.

Synopsis:

"Inspired by Jewish mysticism and folklore, this queer dark fantasy debut is set in a fantastical re-imagining of 19th century Eastern Europe. 

Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. But stopping Alexey is not so easy as plotting to kill an ordinary man. Through a perversion of the Ludayzim religion that he terms the Holy Science, Alexey has died and resurrected himself in an immortal, indestructible body—and now claims he is guided by the voice of God Himself.

Dimitri is determined not to let Alexey corrupt his country, but saving Novo-Svitsevo and its people will mean forfeiting the soul of the husband he can’t bring himself to forsake—or the spymaster he’s come to love."

The author has provided some detailed content warnings for this book. Click here to read them.

The Makom Book Club is an opportunity for those ages 21-39 to come together and read books written by Jewish authors or with Jewish themes & subjects. Meetings take place at Wilde Restaurant & Bar* over appetizers and feature community-led discussion. Participation is best when at least 1/2 of the book is read before the meeting. 

*Meetings with less than 4 registrations will take place over Zoom.