# Japan · Convenience Store Woman - **When:** Thu, Nov 19, 2026, 6:30 PM PST – 8:00 PM PST - **Where:** 292 4th St, Oakland, CA 94607, USA - **Price:** Free - **Organizer:** [Wanderlust Book Club Oakland](https://eventing.ing/organizers/orgz_1m18zrzje43qch7xahgrjt) - **View on Meetup:** https://www.meetup.com/wanderlust-book-club-oakland/events/317108614/ For November, we're reading the novel Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata (Japan). 163 pages, e-book and audiobook versions available. Publisher's description: "*Convenience Store Woman* is the heartwarming and surprising story of thirty-six-year-old Tokyo resident Keiko Furukura. Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of “Smile Mart,” she finds peace and purpose in her… Source: Meetup. Eventing indexes this event and links to the source for tickets and the full description. Same event as JSON: https://api.eventing.ing/events/evnt_1m5pva53x7b0pdnn4kbpfd