Join us for Speed Reading Book Club, a book discussion inspired by both special exhibitions and artworks in the Speed’s permanent collection! You can find copies of all the Book Club books in the Museum Store.

Speed Reading Book Club is free with admission and will be virtual and in-person

June 29, 2024
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with the lesson that the city is safe for everyone. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature who some might call monstrous but, in reality, is anything but, she must reconsider what she’s been told. Pet has emerged from one of her mother’s paintings to hunt a true monster — and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption’s house. Jam must fight not only to protect her best friend, but also uncover the truth, and the answer to the question — How do you save the world from monsters if no one will admit they exist?
Content Warning: Child Abuse, Violence
Connected Exhibition: Louisville’s Black Avant Garde: William M. Duffy, June 28, 2024 – September 29, 2024
This session will be virtual, contact Karen Gillenwater at kgillenwater@speedmuseum.org for a link