Burnaway's Open Book Club Selects Catherine Lacey's Biography of X for November/December

Burnaway's first editorial book club, Open Book, has chosen Catherine Lacey's Biography of X as its upcoming selection, picked by Robert Alan Grand, Carolinas Editor at Large. The program features a virtual discussion scheduled for Monday, November 23, from 6-7 PM EST, alongside an in-person event in Asheville at DayTrip on Wednesday, December 2, from 6-8 PM EST. Registration is mandatory for both gatherings. Firestorm Books in Asheville offers copies of the book, with a 10% discount available by mentioning Open Book at checkout or using the code BURNAWAY online. Released in 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Biography of X chronicles CM, the widow of the mysterious artist X, as she writes her biography and reveals secrets about the Southern Territory, a fascist theocracy that separated from the U.S. post-World War II. Open Book aims to engage readers interested in narratives related to art and Burnaway's focus on the South and Caribbean, promoting critical thinking and community amidst a rise in AI-generated content and dwindling reading habits. Each season, Burnaway's editorial team selects a new book—whether fiction, non-fiction, essays, or other writings—pertaining to art and the region, with in-person events rotating among editor-at-large locations: Atlanta, the Caribbean, the Carolinas, and New Orleans, while virtual sessions occur via Zoom during the same week.