The Library Lunchtime Book Club | May | Tilt

Join us for the The Library Book Club in St. Pete. Wine and Lite Bites are included in the ticket.

Held in person at The Library in St. Pete on the third Tuesday of every month. This book club focuses on popular, yet compelling book club novels that spark connection and conversation.

Books are available in-person or online at the Oxford Exchange Bookstore .

Tilt | Emma Pattee

Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel from “a powerful new literary voice” ( Vogue ) following one woman’s journey across a transformed city, carrying the weight of her past and a fervent hope for the future. Last night, you and I were safe. Last night, in another universe, your father and I stood fighting in the kitchen. Annie is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. With no way to reach her husband, no phone or money, and a city left in chaos, there’s nothing to do but walk. Making her way across the wreckage of Portland, Annie experiences human desperation and kindness: strangers offering help, a riot at a grocery store, and an unlikely friendship with a young mother. As she walks, Annie reflects on her struggling marriage, her disappointing career, and her anxiety about having a baby. If she can just make it home, she’s determined to change her life. A propulsive debut, Tilt is a primal scream of a novel about the disappointments and desires we all carry, and what each of us will do for the people we love.