Dear Bitcoiners and Bookworms 🐛,
We are delighted to share details of our second Book Club Series, commencing Tuesday November 4th 2025 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern via livestream on our Access Tribe Bitcoin
channel.The first session will be free to all Substack users. Subsequent sessions will be available to members-only.
👉 Join the livestream and chat for Session 1 HERE
During our weekly, live-streamed, 4-session series, we will be taking a journey through the tragicomedy The Mandibles, written by Lionel Shriver and published in 2016! You are living the book now, so find out how this story ends!
About the Book
Set in Brooklyn, New York, the novel chronicles the lives of the Mandible family between 2029 and 2047 as they navigate the catastrophic collapse of the American economy. The story portrays a slow, creeping descent into austerity and censorship that suddenly accelerates, plunging the nation and the Mandible Family along with it, into a desperate struggle for survival.
The cast of characters are funny, believable and relatable.
On a cheery note, the Mandible family did not have bitcoin. But you can.
👉 Check out The Bitcoin Well if you are in North America and get yourself off this fiat train as fast as possible.
About the Author
Lionel Shriver’s novels include the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, which won the 2005 Orange Prize and has now sold over a million copies worldwide. Earlier books include Double Fault, A Perfectly Good Family, and Checker and the Derailleurs. Her novels have been translated into twenty-five languages. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
Schedule
Here is the schedule for our four-week journey into the heart of a global economic bust through the eyes of a family of Brooklynites. Mark your calendars!
Tuesday - November 4, 2025, 8:00 PM ET: Session 1 - JOIN HERE
Tuesday - November 11, 2025, 8:00 PM ET: Session 2 - JOIN HERE
Tuesday - November 18, 2025, 8:00 PM ET: Session 3 - JOIN HERE
Tuesday - November 25, 2025, 8:00 PM ET: Session 4 - JOIN HERE
📆 Add all sessions to your calendar HERE
HOW TO ADD TO YOUR CALENDAR:
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Yahoo Calendar: Settings (⚙️) → Import → Choose file → Import
Mobile: Download file → Tap file → Add to Calendar
Desktop: Double-click the downloaded .ics file
We look forward to you joining us!
