Hey manga nerds. . . .this one’s just for you.
Manga Book Club will be MC’d by our resident volunteer and manga enthusiast, Chris. We’ll be hanging out, talking manga, appreciating great art, and probably arguing about characters and plot twists.
New readers, longtime fans, and the manga-curious are all welcome. Come grab a drink and nerd out with us.
Manga Bookclub |
First Friday of the Month | 6pm
You’ll receive a consolidated monthly reminder of all the Bookclubs hosted by Tardigrade’s. Emails typically arrive at the end of the month, check your spam box if you haven’t seen one come through.
Our Bookclub Discords are an exclusive space for bookclub members to continue discussions beyond our in-person meetups. If you loved or hated the monthly pick, want to share additional reads, or just connect with fellow book nerds, this is your place!
House Rule: Don’t be a dick. We follow the same respectful and inclusive community guidelines as our in-store discussions.
✨ For bookclub members only.
Below each book title is a link to purchase through Bookshop.org.
Bookshop.org partners with independent bookstores like ours so we can offer e-books, audiobooks, and home delivery—all while keeping money in the indie bookstore ecosystem.
Could you buy the book on Amazon instead? Yep. Free will is a beautiful thing.
Would it be cheaper? Maybe… probably.
But here’s the rub.
We’re a family-owned bookbar in the Fox Cities. We live here. Our staff are basically extended family. We’re not a global conglomerate, and none of us owns a private island for parties.
We’re just trying to keep the lights on, stack the shelves with great books, and keep building a cozy, nerdy space where the community can gather.
So if you choose to buy your next read through us, thank you. Truly. It means a lot that you’d spend a few extra dollars to support a small, quirky neighborhood spot.
Upcoming Books
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April
In a world where magic, dragons, and other wonders are just part of everyday life, Coco has one impossible dream: becoming a witch. There’s just one problem—everyone knows witches are born, not made, and Coco definitely wasn’t born with magic.
But when she meets a mysterious traveling wizard named Qifrey and sees magic performed in a way no one talks about, Coco discovers that what “everyone knows” about magic might not actually be true.
Turns out becoming a witch might be less impossible than she thought.
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May
When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions and a member!
They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way!
But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons, none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!