Bottom Book Club | A Little Devil In America
Thu, Dec 18
|Ebony & Ivory Brewing
Our next book club features a A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib!
Time & Location
Dec 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ebony & Ivory Brewing, 2300 N Central St #101, Knoxville, TN 37917, USA
About the Event
Join us for our next book club, where we'll dive into A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib. The Bottom Book Club will gather on December 18th from 6-8pm at Ebony & Ivory Brewing. You can purchase the book in-store, on this event page, or online through bookshop.org.
About A Little Devil In America
“I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too.” Inspired by these few words, spoken by Josephine Baker at the 1963 March on Washington, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow and bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib has written a profound and lasting reflection on how Black performance is inextricably woven into the fabric of American culture. Each moment in every performance he examines—whether it’s the twenty-seven seconds in “Gimme Shelter” in which Merry Clayton wails the words “rape, murder,” a schoolyard fistfight, a dance marathon, or the instant in a game…
Tickets
Pay What You Can
This ticket is your RSVP. The event is free, but we are always accepting donations.
$+Ticket service fee
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.
$18.00
+$0.45 ticket service fee
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