Hello book lovers of /r/bangtan!
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We hope that you enjoyed our ‘Still Life’ February book club selection of Ways of Seeing by John Berger. The discussion is still ongoing, feel free to join anytime.

We are back with five BTS-adjacent books to choose from: each month our options are based on a group/member song and connected theme. Over the last few years, we’ve concentrated on books that were either seen with or being read by a member, recommended by or for them, or books about BTS and their music. We thought they might be too restrictive on the chosen theme (our boys love themselves some self-help!), so we’ve expanded our options but you may still see them throughout the year as our ult-list is quite long.

In honor of the best hyung, this month’s song and theme are: Super Tuna and comedy/fun/funny!
Take a look at March's picks and vote on what we should read next!

Some key dates to remember

(All dates/time are in KST) these are from in the planning doc spreadsheet

DateEvent
Feb 28Poll opens now – ends Mar 2 11:59pm
Mar 3Voters’ choice book announced
Mar 21Books with Luv discussion meeting

Chamchi…Hah…Chamchi…Super Chamchi

These are the 5 books you get to choose from for the month of March!

Title – BTS ConnectionDescriptionPage Count
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979) – Not only is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy funny and fun, it has also been recommended by RM.The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction book (and series) that follows human Arthur Dent and alien Ford Perfect on absurd cosmic adventures around the galaxy.210 pages
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (2016) – A funny, insightful and at many times, heartwarming book recommended by our volunteers.Born a Crime is Trevor Noah’s memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa, a time when his existence was illegal.289 pages
Yellowface by RF Kuang (2023) – A darkly humorous and satirical novel recommended by our volunteers.Athena is a literary darling and June is a nobody. When June witnesses Athena’s death, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece.319 pages
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened… by Jenny Lawson (2012) – A funny autobiography recommended by our volunteers.Internet star Jenny Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in rural Texas, her awkward high school years and her relationship with her long-suffering husband.318 pages
All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2017) – Another funny book/novella recommended by (you guessed it) our volunteers.All Systems Red is book one in the Murderbot Diaries series. We follow ‘Murderbot’ a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module. All Murderbot wants is to be left alone to watch its favorite shows but has to keep saving a group of pesky humans.144 pages

At that moment the book asked me…

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With luv,

Our book club volunteers:

And the r/bangtan Mod Team