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Discuss art, life, culture and creativity at the monthly Members Book Club. From January to May, titles on the reading list will connect to ideas presented in the exhibition ‘Air’.

Cloud Cuckoo Land (2021) by Anthony Doerr

How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.

Constantinople, 1453: An orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love. Idaho, 2020: An impoverished, idealistic kidseeks revenge on a world that’s crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans? Unknown, Sometime in the Future: With her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance. Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr’s new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.

Ticket price includes light refreshments. Members receive 20% off current and past Book Club titles from the QAGOMA Store.

January–May reading list

Cloud Cuckoo Land (2021) by Anthony Doerr
Swallow the Air (2021) by Tara June Winch
Into Thin Air (1997) by Jon Krakauer
Against Nature (À rebours)(1884) by Joris Huysmans
Flights (2007) by Olga Tokarczuk

Cancellation & Refund Policy

We understand that plans change and we always do our best to accommodate cancellation requests; however, last minute cancellations significantly impact our resourcing and the costs of running our Members events.

Ticketholders must provide notice of cancellation by Wednesday 25 January to be eligible for a refund. Within 24 hours of the event date, ticket holders may request to transfer their payment to another Members event. No-shows cannot be refunded or transferred.