Books and Brunch to discuss "Milkman" on Saturday

Books and Brunch will discuss "Milkman" by Anna Burns, the first Irish novelist to win the Man Booker Prize, at noon Saturday in the mezzanine.

Books and Brunch is open to all National Press Club members and their guests. It is not mandatory to read the book

If you are able to attend, please contact Fay Iudicello at [email protected] or call her at 703-989-4503 before noon on Thursday to assure adequate seating for all attendees.

The Guardian describes "Milkman" as "a story of the way inaction can have enormous repercussions, in a time when the wrong flag, wrong religion, or even a sunset can be subversive. Told with ferocious energy and sly, wicked humor, 'Milkman' establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day."

The novel revolves around "middle sister,” who keeps to herself, reading old books because she is not a fan of the period in which she is living. When a "paramilitary" older man takes an unwelcome interest in her, she finds herself powerless to either repel him or break the chain of resulting neighborhood gossip.