Meanwhile on Frat Boy Slut Ho Bitch Island, Troy was way totally bummed when blond fake-titted bleach-toothed former stripper Erica dissed his sloppy macho drunken overtures and instead chose to grind her fake-tan hips through two minutes of stomach-churning hot-tub sex simulation with amateur weightlifter and flunking Communications major Rick who she like, way hated just yesterday, or whatever. Turn this off and make real connections, damn it! Take advantage of King's Books new Shared Memory Book Club, a first Thursday meet-up based on intercultural experiences and stories on the formation of identity against the odds, that doesn't involve yelling and slapping. The club will be reading novels, biographies and memoirs about cultural awareness, adaptation and acceptance. January's book is The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

SHARED MEMORY BOOK CLUB, 7 p.m., King's Books, 218 Saint Helens Ave., Tacoma, no cover, 253.272.8801