Name: "Afternoon Coffee & Book Discussion"
Start: 2026-02-24T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-24T17:30:00-05:00
Location: MUSE Winston-Salem

a stimulating discussion of Aran Shetterly's book: Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul.
About this Event

Join MUSE Winston-Salem and Bookmarks for a discussion of Aran Shetterly's Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul on Tuesday, February 24, 4:00pm, at MUSEws, 226 S. Liberty Street in the heart of Winston-Salem. We'll be joined by special guest Ian McDowell, Greensboro-based journalist, illustrator and fiction writer. Author of I Ain't Resisting: The City of Greensboro and the Killing of Marcus Smith (Scuppernong Editions, 2023).

MUSE Winston-Salem and Bookmarks will host monthly “Afternoon Coffee & Book Discussion” gatherings during the months of February through June. These events are made possible through North Carolina Humanities’ North Carolina Reads statewide book club program.

NC Reads annually features five books that explore the history and culture of North Carolina. “Afternoon Coffee & Book Discussions” offer participants an opportunity to participate in a relaxed conversation about each book, though you do not need to have read the book to attend. Each event features a guest commenter/moderator who further enriches the discussion by sharing their own perspective and expertise. All events are free.

This year’s North Carolina Humanities’ NC Reads selections, along with the schedule of “Afternoon Coffee & Book Discussion” events is as follows:

Tuesday, February 24th, 4:00PM-5:30PM—Morningside: The 1979 Greensboro Massacre and the Struggle for an American City’s Soul by Aran Shetterly (with journalist Ian McDowell, author of I Ain't Resisting: The City of Greensboro and the Killing of Marcus Smith (Scuppernong Editions, 2023)
Wednesday, March 25th, 4:00PM-5:30PM—Daughters of Green Mountain Gap by Teri M. Brown. (with guest Professor Simone Caron, WFU Department of History)
Wednesday, April 22nd, 4:00PM-5:30PM—The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales from North Carolina edited by Ed Southern. (with guest Ed Southern)
Tuesday, May 19th, 4:00PM-5:30PM—The Caretaker by Ron Rash.
Tuesday, June 16th, 4:00PM-5:30PM—Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark by Leigh Ann Henion.

10 free copies of each book will be made available via first-come, first-serve online registration one month prior to each event.

To reserve a free copy, choose that option when you register here and we'll let you know when your book is ready for pickup. Or buy a copy at Bookmarks, in-person or online. When you register here, we'll send you an exclusive "Afternoon Coffee & Book Discussion" discount code to get 20% off the book at Bookmarks!