TITLE: Crash Test by Amy James (HarperCollins, 2025)
BOOK CLUB: Joie de livres
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 19, at 7 PM
LOCATION: Joie de livres (5163 Saint Laurent)
MODERATOR: Carrie-Ann Kloda
MAX # OF PARTICIPANTS: 20
SIGN-UP: Tickets on sale April 25th (link to come), ticket will include the cost of the book + a drink
LANGUAGE: The book is in English, but discussion will be in English and French
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Formula 1 meets Red, White, & Royal Blue in this contemporary MM sports romance in which an F1 phenom battling for the championship is sent spinning after his secret love is involved in a massive crash.
Twenty-four-year-old Formula 1 driver Travis Keeping is halfway through an incredible racing season, with the championship well within his sights. But when a massive crash in Formula 2 leaves driver Jacob Nichols in critical condition, Travis’s world is flipped upside down. No one knows, but he and Jacob have been in a secret relationship for almost a year.
Now the only boy he’s ever loved is clinging to life, his F1 team can’t understand why his performance is faltering, and he’s locked in a cold war with Jacob’s parents, who want him as far away from their son as humanly possible. Travis is sure everything will get better when Jacob wakes up, but he soon realizes he’s underestimated Jacob’s parents’ influence on their son.
As the F1 season barrels on, Travis and Jacob find themselves alone and miserable on opposite sides of the globe. But with some new friends by their sides, both drivers will be pushed outside of their comfort zones and onto a journey of self-discovery in this angsty, emotional romance—one that just might lead them back to each other in the end.
ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB:
A new bilingual (English and French) book club launching Spring 2026 at Joie de livres, focussed on queer & sportromance ! All details will be announced on April 25th for CIBD 2026 – Canadian Indie Bookstore Day ! Mais pour le moment, vous avez l’exclusivilité via Lire Queer sur notre première rencontre – et pour maquer le coup, nous organisons aussi une causerie le vendredi 22 mai à 19h en compagnie de l’autrice Amy James et de l’écrivaine québécoise Christine Laramée, aussi spécialisée en romance de Formule 1 !