The LAC Book Club: This is How You Lose the Time War

The LAC Book Club meets at The Cafe Bar in the Lincoln Arts Centre on Tuesday 24 November, with This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone as the book of the month. It's a two-hour session, so there's plenty of time to actually get into the discussion rather than just skimming the surface.

If you haven't come across it, This is How You Lose the Time War is an epistolary novel written as a series of letters between two rival agents from opposing sides of a war across time. It's a story about two people who start as enemies and end up as each other's only confidants, and the letters themselves are where the real weight of the book lies. It's a great one for a group to pick apart, especially when you're talking about how the relationship shifts over the course of the exchange.

The club is a new addition to the Lincoln Arts Centre's programme, brought to life by two of the centre's familiar faces. It launched this autumn as a space for students and the public to talk about books, get reading, get writing and get creative. Each month focuses on a different genre, and there are writing prompts for anyone who wants to flex their creative muscles, so you don't have to just sit and listen—you can get involved yourself if you fancy it.

It's free to attend, though you do need to book your place in advance. The session runs for 120 minutes at The Cafe Bar, and since it's open to both students and the general public, it's as much about meeting other readers in the city as it is about the book itself. You can find the booking link at lincolnartscentre.co.uk/event/the-lac-book-club/.