# [Book Club Discussion with Author: The Deserving](https://wknd.app/r/bns8x7/book-club-discussion-with-author-the-deserving)

- When: 2026-11-19 18:00-19:30 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608 (41.8576257, -87.6650187)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: reading
- Topics: fall, books, evening
- About: Mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian joins a book club conversation about The Deserving, her book on the life histories of people facing the death penalty and what they reveal about accountability and American justice. Hosted with the Invisible Institute at the worker-owned bookstore.
- Source: https://invisible.institute/events
- Feed: [Fall events in Pilsen](https://wknd.app/f/xcdm6v/fall-events-in-pilsen)

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