{"id":4811,"date":"2016-08-31T22:40:52","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shalominthecity.com\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2016-08-31T22:40:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T22:40:52","slug":"shalom-book-club-sixth-edition-a-geeks-guide-to-unrequited-love-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2016\/08\/shalom-book-club-sixth-edition-a-geeks-guide-to-unrequited-love-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shalom Book Club Sixth Edition: A Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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On the podcast today is the sixth edition of the \u201cShalom Book Club\u201d where once a month, my friend Cara Meredith joins me to talk about a book. \u00a0Like I said in the first episode of this series this is partly to solve a very real problem I have- I simply can\u2019t work in a book club in my week here in L.A.. This month we read the \u201cThe Geek\u2019s Guide to Unrequited Love\u2019 by Sarvenaz \u201cSarv\u201d Tash.<\/p>\n

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249 pages, 26 chapters<\/p>\n

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Authors<\/b>: Sarvenaz \u201cSarv\u201d Tash was born in Tehran, Iran, and grew up on Long Island, New York. She received her BFA in film and television from NYU\u2019s Tisch School of the Arts. That means she got to spend most of college running around making movies (it was a lot of fun). She has dabbled in all sorts of writing, including screenwriting, copywriting, and professional tweeting. Sarv currently lives in Brooklyn, NY. New mom!<\/b><\/p>\n

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Context:<\/b> Graham met his best friend, Roxy, when he moved into her neighborhood eight years ago and she asked him which Hogwarts house he\u2019d be sorted into. Graham has been in love with her ever since. But now they\u2019re sixteen, still neighbors, still best friends. And Graham and Roxy share more than ever \u2013 moving on from their Harry Potter <\/i>obsession to a serious love of comic books.<\/p>\n

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When Graham learns that the creator of their favorite comic, The Chronicles of Althena, <\/i>is making a rare appearance at this year\u2019s NYCC, he knows he must score tickets. And the event inspires Graham to come up with the perfect plan to tell Roxy how he really feels about her. He\u2019s got three days to woo his best friend at the coolest, kookiest con full of superheroes and supervillians. But no one at a comic book convention is who they appear to be \u2026even Roxy. And Graham is starting to realize fictional love stories are way less complicated than real-life ones.<\/p>\n