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SUMMARY:The Exchange book club x Blacklore: Allow Me to Introduce Myself
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DESCRIPTION:This October, join The Exchange Book Club in partnership with Lyza Lawal, founder of Blacklore. Together, we’ll celebrate Booktober by exploring powerful stories by writers of colour that reflect shared human experiences and emotions.\n
 The third book on our TBR (to-be-read) list is Allow Me to Introduce Myself by Onyi Nwabineli, a sharp, timely novel that lifts the lid on influencer culture and its impact on children thrust into the spotlight.\n
Book synopsis
 “HER LIFE. HER RULES. FINALLY.\n
 Ophelia is the mumfluencer the world didn't know they wanted. Anuri is here to take her down.\n
 Every second of Anuri's childhood was documented by her successful influencer stepmother, Ophelia. Picture-perfect, beautifully curated shots of their family life are everywhere on social media. There's only one problem: it's all entirely fake. And when Anuri sees her little sister being dragged into Ophelia's online world, she decides she's had enough: it's time to take back control.\n
 Sharply witty and piercingly relevant, Allow Me to Introduce Myself is a fierce takedown of influencer culture and the ways we live – and lie to each other – online.”\n
Tickets
 Tickets for this book club are £5 per person, which includes entry to the session and a drink.\n
 To make our book club as accessible as possible, we are also offering a limited number of free Solidarity tickets. For more information on Solidarity tickets, please visit our ticketing information page.\n
Buy the book!
 Our official Booktober bookselling partner is The Heath Bookshop.\n
 The Heath Bookshop is a vibrant, award-winning, independent bookshop in the heart of Kings Heath in Birmingham. The Heath Bookshop is for everyone and anyone, offering a safe community space with a diverse range of books, delicious hot and cold drinks, and a much-loved Kate Bush coffee table. The Heath Bookshop won Independent Bookshop of the Year 2025, which was announced at the British Book Awards in May of this year.\n
 To place an order with The Heath Bookshop, head to Bookshop.org or contact them directly by email at orders@theheathbookshop.co.uk.\n

 This event is presented as part of Booktober at The Exchange. Running throughout October 2025, the programme celebrates the joy of creative writing and reading in all its forms and will be bursting with activities, events and opportunities to explore the magic of literature.\n
LOCATION:The Exchange: 3 Centenary Square Birmingham  B1 2DR
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