BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.6.4.4//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:56@blackwomenconnect.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260529T000000 DTSTAMP:20260425T161542Z URL:https://www.blackwomenconnect.ca/events/may-book-club-meeting-come-and -get-it-by-kiley-reid/ SUMMARY:May Book Club Meeting (Hybrid In-person & Online) - Come and Get It by Kiley Reid DESCRIPTION:Join us for our May Book Club gathering as we dive into Come an d Get It by Kiley Reid\, a smart\, messy\, and deeply discussable novel ab out money\, ambition\, race\, class\, and what happens when people start t reating each other’s lives as material.\n\nWe are especially excited tha t Black Women Connect Book Club is returning to in-person gatherings\, wit h a hybrid option available for those joining online. We will be meeting i n downtown Toronto at King and Peter Street\, and we cannot wait to be bac k together in the room for conversation\, laughter\, reflection\, and comm unity.\n\nAbout the Book\n\nCome and Get It is set in 2017 at the Universi ty of Arkansas and follows Millie Cousins\, a senior resident assistant wh o wants to graduate\, get a good job\, and buy a house. When Agatha Paul\, a visiting professor and writer\, offers Millie an unusual opportunity th at seems mutually beneficial\, Millie takes the chance. But what begins as a simple arrangement quickly becomes tangled in dorm politics\, student d rama\, secrecy\, ambition\, and uncomfortable power dynamics.\n\nKiley Rei d\, bestselling author of Such a Fun Age\, brings her signature eye for so cial tension to this campus-set novel. Come and Get It explores what peopl e are willing to trade for security\, status\, access\, and opportunity. I t is a story about money\, but also about desire\, race\, privilege\, obse rvation\, and the quiet ways people use one another while pretending they are simply trying to get ahead.\n\nThis is not a quiet little book. It giv es us campus drama\, class tension\, complicated women\, moral grey areas\ , and plenty of moments where readers may not agree on who is right\, who is wrong\, or who is simply trying to survive.\n\nWhat to Expect\n\nDuring our discussion\, we will explore:\n\n The role of money\, ambition\, and survival in the novel\n Millie’s choices and whether readers see her a s practical\, compromised\, or both\n The power dynamics between students \, professors\, writers\, and institutions\n How race\, class\, and privi lege shape the characters’ options\n The ethics of storytelling\, obser vation\, and using other people’s lives as material\n The uncomfortable question of who is exploiting whom\n\n \;\n\nWhy You Should Join\n\nT he Black Women Connect Book Club is a welcoming community designed for tho ughtful dialogue\, shared learning\, and collective reflection. This month ’s novel gives us an opportunity to unpack themes that speak directly to many of our lived realities as Black women\, including ambition\, power\, identity\, money\, belonging\, vulnerability\, and what it means to navig ate spaces that were not necessarily built with us in mind.\n\nHow to Part icipate\n\n• Read the Book: Come and Get It by Kiley Reid\n• RSVP: Reg ister to receive the event details and Zoom link if joining online\n• Jo in the Conversation: Bring your insights\, reflections\, questions\, and h onest reactions\n\nWho Should Join?\n\nAny one who identifies as a Black W oman is welcome\, whether you have been with us for years or this will be your very first meeting.\n\nIf you enjoy smart contemporary fiction by Bla ck Authors\, complicated characters\, and books that raise messy questions about power\, money\, ambition\, and morality\, this discussion is for yo u.\n\nCome ready to talk\, listen\, laugh\, disagree\, reflect\, and recon nect. We are so excited to be back in person\, and we look forward to seei ng you there. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/www.blackwomenconnect.ca/wp-co ntent/uploads/2025/11/Come-and-Get-It.jpg?fit=1696%2C2560&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Book Club Meetings LOCATION:Hybrid - Join on Zoom or in-person at King West and Peter Street\, King and Peter\, Toronto\, Canada X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=King and Peter\, Toronto\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hybrid - Join on Zoom or in-person at Ki ng West and Peter Street:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR