About this Event
Join Black Writers Read for our inaugural book club meeting. We'll be reading in preparation for her chat with Black Writers Read scheduled for Thursday, October 10 at 5 p.m. IN PERSON at Monsoon Roastery. Crystal will join us for this facilitated discussion about her book! Please bring questions to pose to the author and your copy of the book to get it autographed!
You can choose to either read the book or watch the film before our book club meeting.
To purchase the book, visit . To watch the film, visit .
Cost to Attend: $5
Complimentary desserts and treats provided.
Limited Capacity, so reserve your spot TODAY!
About The Rhythm in Blue
NOW an award-winning feature film! Mason loves his fiancée, but he’s fed up with the stress of planning and preparing for the wedding. Enough already! He needs a few days away. He knows he should have just checked into the nearest hotel, but instead he finds himself driving south. His destination? Jasmine’s house. Aside from that one night many years ago, he and Jasmine have managed to maintain a strictly platonic relationship. A few days away with a friend, he thinks, is just what the doctor ordered. Right?See how the lives of Mason and Jasmine will intertwine with those of Jacob, Keisha, Frankie, and so many others in the small southern town of Blue, Virginia.Blue is full of good food and sweet Southern graces, but it also proves to be filled with a few dark secrets. This is a story about failure, redemption, forgiveness and, above all, love. These characters are stirred by unique passions and colorful pasts. See how ten people become the pulse of this tiny little town; they are, quite simply, the rhythm in Blue.
About Crystal Senter-Brown
is an award-winning writer, poet, and adjunct professor at Bay Path University. Born in Morristown, TN, to a bass-playing Baptist preacher and a visual artist, Crystal discovered her passion for poetry at the age of six. She has been featured in Redbook Magazine, Vibe Magazine, and Essence Magazine. Crystal is the author of several books, including The Rhythm in Blue, Gabby Saturday, and Doubledutch. Her book The Rhythm in Blue was adapted into an award-winning feature film. Crystal has received numerous accolades, including the Artist Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Bay Path College Pathfinder Award, the Harold Grinspoon Spirit Award for her children’s book Gabby Saturday, the African American Female Professor of the Year by the African-American Female Professor Award Association (AAFPAA), and the BusinessWest Difference Maker for 2018. She is also known for her community work, including founding the Ella Louise Backpack Project, which provides school supplies to homeless children in Springfield, MA.
About Black Writers Read
Produced and hosted by writer and educator Nicole Young-Martin, showcases, celebrates, and honors the words, work and traditions of Black writers from across the country, across genres, across experiences and across the African Diaspora. In its fifth season, Black Writers Read has hosted over 60 authors from four countries and 17 states on the podcast.
Special thanks to for hosting our book club!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Monsoon Roastery and Espresso Bar, 250 Albany Street, Springfield, United States
USD 7.18
