BOOK CLUB: Truth or Dare by Nadia Kabir Barb

Join us for our next book club as we discuss Truth or Dare (and other stories) by Nadia Kabir Barb.

The event will be hosted by Fatima Sheriff and will be followed by an author Q&A and book signing with Nadia herself.

2-3.15pm: Book Club Discussion

3.15-4pm: Author Q&A + Signing

Your ticket price includes one drink.

Book Blurb:

In Truth or Dare we follow along as chance encounters bring violent pasts roaring into the present; we wait on tenterhooks as a woman sits by her husband's hospital bed as both their lives hang in the balance; we watch anxiously as a homeless man begs a woman with her life and career stretching ahead of her not to jump to her death.

By turns comedic, heart-wrenching and moving, these stories paint powerful pictures of pain, love and empathy, and celebrate the power we have over one another. From the rain-soaked waterways of London to the bustling streets of Dhaka, Truth or Dare is a stunning collection that spans two continents and sees the best and worst in both.

About Fatima:

Fatima Sheriff is always finding new ways to spread the gospel of great art, a non-exhaustive list of the hustles include: giving regular tours at the Hayward Gallery, writing questions for University Challenge (which she won in 2022), reading poetry to the elderly, and freelancing as a film and TV critic.

She is passionate about literature, having run a book club with her best friend for over two years. She reached a goal of 100 books last year and loves modern classics, especially a comedy of manners or murder mystery. She is currently reading Malgudi Days by R. K. Narayan.

About Nadia:

Nadia Kabir Barb is a British Bangladeshi writer and journalist whose work has been published in international literary journals and anthologies. She was longlisted for the 2021 Bridport Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award for Walk in My Shadow. She has an MSc from the London School of Economics and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and has worked in the health and development sector in both the UK and Bangladesh. Truth or Dare is her debut collection of short stories. Nadia lives in London.