Banned Book Club | This Is Kind of an Epic Story
Sat, Mar 07
|Burlington Branch Library
A new book club is in rotation! We'll tackle our next banned book, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender.
Time & Location
Mar 07, 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 This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story
Nathan Bird doesn’t believe in happy endings. Although he’s the ultimate film buff and an aspiring screenwriter, Nate’s seen the demise of too many relationships to believe that happy endings exist in real life.
Playing it safe to avoid a broken heart has been his MO ever since his father died and left his mom to unravel—but this strategy is not without fault. His best-friend-turned-girlfriend-turned-best-friend-again, Florence, is set on making sure Nate finds someone else. And in a twist that is rom-com-worthy, someone does come along: Oliver James Hernández, his childhood best friend.
After a painful…
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.
$14.00
+$0.35 ticket service fee
Total
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