Banned Book Club | The Weight of Blood
Sat, Jul 18
|Burlington Branch Library
A new book club is in rotation! We'll tackle our next banned book, The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson.
Time & Location
Jul 18, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914, USA
About the Event
Co-led by our Bookshop Director Annastasia Williams and Michelle Christian, from UTK’s Department of Sociology, the Banned Book Club will regularly read and discuss commonly banned or challenged books in Tennessee. Join us in building an active local community to mobilize against book bans!
More About The Weight of Blood
When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it.
An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington.
After a viral bullying video pulls back the…
Tickets
RSVP
This ticket is your RSVP. The event is free, but we are always accepting donations.
$0.00
RSVP & Book
This ticket includes an RSVP and a copy of the book. Books can be picked up from The Bottom upon purchase of the ticket.
$16.00
+$0.40 ticket service fee
Total
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