I just finished reading Transcendent Kingdom and was excited to come across these discussion questions and mini-interview with the author. It always helps us to think deeper and understand the material better. I thought the format was a little messy--maybe it's the way it showed up on my Kindle app--but it was still readable and enriched my reading experience.

This book club kit will be very useful for those who are looking to read this book either in a book club setting or even as part of a class. Transcendent Kingdom covers a lot of ground -- racism, sexism, addiction, the opioid crisis, misogynoir, immigration, etc. -- and it is helpful to use this to breakdown all these different elements and discuss them with the attention they deserve. Additionally, having the commentary of Gyasi is also helpful in contextualizing some of the events in the book and choices that she made as a writer.

I loved Transcendent Kingdom and this Book Club Kit gives folks a great guide for discussing the book. I'm excited to suggest my book club reads this book and use the questions from the discussion guide.

I enjoyed hearing about Yaa Gyasi's background and inspiration for the book. I will be checking out the suggested books.

This is a great tool for a book club to discuss Transcendent Kingdom. It has great topics and questions for discussions plus some words from the author. I was just expecting this to be longer.

I requested this book, thinking the actual book would be included in the kit. It is not - it is purely a kit to discuss the contents of the book, with some extras in it.

The kit includes a Q&A with the author, and topics/questions for discussion with the group. Skimming the questions, I saw quite quickly that the questions would spoil the contents of the book for me - which seems to me that the questions can lead to a great in-depth discussion.

I very much liked the list of suggested reading at the end of the kit - what better way to finish a discussion on a book you loved, than to find other, similar books that you will probably love too!

This Book Club Kit will help you to start discussions around the book. It is in the same design as the book. You will also have the chance to read the answers to a conversation with the author Yaa Gyasi. At the end this kit provides a list of further suggested readings.

Interactive and the perfect set up for a new book club! Sparked conversation & focused on the right themes for the novel. A great guiding tool for a book club.

Thank you for this Book Club Kit! I found it to be very interesting and had some great questions and resources. I recommend it to book clubs reading Transcendent Kingdom.

book club kit: transcendent kingdom includes author interview, some interesting questions and topics of discussion for a book club and suggested reading by authors such as- jesmyn ward, lily king, ayobami adebeyo and many more.

Thank you, NetGalley for this opportunity to share the club kit with my group.
A woman in my book club is a scientist, working with mice, and a women bible study facilitator.
This book opened up heartfelt, and at times, tearful conversations among the 12 of us who read this book. Some of us, in our congregations, have overheard gossip that is hurtful, all of us have experienced loss. Those of us who teach youth have been challenged with the questions/connections between God and science.
Yaa Gyasi, through her unique writing style, opens our eyes and ears and once we get past being a bit uncomfortable, honest conversation flows and the end result is fruitful. Thank you again.

Gifty is a fifth-year candidate in neuroscience at Stanford School of Medicine studying reward-seeking behavior in mice and the neural circuits of depression and addiction. Her brother, Nana, was a gifted high school athlete who died of a heroin overdose after a knee injury left him hooked on OxyContin. Her suicidal mother is living in her bed. Gifty is determined to discover the scientific basis for the suffering she sees all around her.

Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanaian immigrants ravaged by depression, addiction, and grief--a novel about faith, science, religion, and love. Exquisitely written, emotionally searing, this is a compelling follow-up to Gyasi's phenomenal debut.

This book was interesting to me as someone who is in healthcare and has a strong science background. I really enjoyed the parts of her research and how it connected to her life. I did are for the main character, but I was taken aback by how religious this book was. I can respect her spiritual journey and her life in a whole. All around, I really enjoyed this book.

A lovely resource for anyone who runs a book club, full of thoughtful questions as well as a Q&A. The illustrations were a wonderful addition.

I didn't realise this was not in fact the book, and have yet to read it. But the kit looks very useful, especially the "further reading" list at the end.

First and foremost, a big thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Library Resources for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.

The book club kit was very informative and enlightening. The discussions and questions and answers were illuminating. The graphics were a nice addition.

Can't wait to use this with my book club! Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Library Resources for a copy of this book for an honest review.

This book club kit is short and to the point with great questions. This came at the perfect timing - I can't wait for our Transcendent Kingdom book club next week and the discussion we'll have because of this kit! The book suggestions are also very on point and I can't wait to dive into those.

This "Book Club Kit" is a great resource - I just downloaded it in preparation for my IRL Book Club's June meeting about Yaa Gyasi's "Transcendent Kingdom". The readers' questions are thought-provoking and should lead to an insightful discussion amongst the group. I also appreciate the added context of the Q&A with Yaa Gyasi and other suggested book titles. Thank you for providing this resource, Net Galley!

Very useful book club kit! It was super insightful and saved me a lot of time for next months book club meeting.

Great kit with great insight to share within the book club I’m in and suggested future reads! I’ve read one of the books on the suggested read list, so the list was super beneficial for me. I rest enjoyed the graphics provided in the kit as well.