YOU'RE INVITED: First Meeting of Book Club by Black Girls

Sat Jun 26 2021 at 12:00 pm

The Bookshop | Hialeah

YOU'RE INVITED: First Meeting of Book Club by Black Girls
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You're invited to the first meeting of the Book Club by Black Girls, hosted by The Bookshop!
Here's how this works.
Black Girls ages 12-17 are welcome to join. This club meets weekly, Saturdays at 12pm.
The Book Club is divided into 2 groups: 12 to 14 years old and 15 to 17 years old.
Each group reads a different book and books are provided at NO COST by The Bookshop.
RSVP no later than June 12th to reserve a place and ensure we have time to secure copies.
RSVP by registering on Eventbrite with this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/158136828511 or send us an email to: [email protected]
Here is what we are reading:
Age 12 to 14 years old
Title: AYA: Life in yop City
Author : Marguerite Abouet and Clement Ourberie
Summary : Ivory Coast, 1978. It’s a golden time, and the nation, an oasis of affluence and stability in West Africa, seems fueled by something wondrous. Aya is loosely based upon Marguerite Abouet’s youth in Yop City. It is the story of the studious and clear-sighted 19-year old Aya, her easy-going friends Adjoua and Bintou, and their meddling relatives and neighbors. It’s a wryly funny, breezy account of the simple pleasures and private troubles of everyday life in Yop City.
Age 15 to 17 years old
Title: Well-Read Black Girl
Authors : Glory Edim, Jesmyn Ward (Sing Unburied Sing), Lynn Nottage (Sweat) , Jacqueline Woodson (Another Brooklyn), Gabourey Sidibe (This Is Just My Face), Morgan Jerkins (This Will Be My Undoing), Tayari Jones (An American Marriage) , Rebecca Walker (Black, White and Jewish), Barbara Smith (Home Girls: A Black Feminist Anthology), Zinzi Clemmons (What We Lose), N.K. Jemisin (The Fifth Season), Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn (Here Comes the Sun), Jamia Wilson.
Summary: An inspiring collection of essays by black women writers, curated by the founder of the popular book club Well-Read Black Girl, on the importance of recognizing ourselves in literature.
Remember that moment when you first encountered a character who seemed to be written just for you? That feeling of belonging can stick with readers the rest of their lives–but it doesn’t come around as frequently for all of us. In this timely anthology, “well-read black girl” Glory Edim brings together original essays by some of our best black female writers and creative voices to shine a light on how we search for ourselves in literature, and how important it is that everyone–no matter their gender, race, religion, or abilities–can find themselves there. Whether it’s learning about the complexities of femalehood from Their Eyes Were Watching God, seeing a new type of love in The Color Purple, or using mythology to craft an alternative black future, each essay reminds us why we turn to books in times of both struggle and relaxation. As she has done with her incredible book-club-turned-online-community Well-Read Black Girl, in this book, Edim has created a space where black women’s writing and knowledge and life experiences are lifted up, to be shared with all readers who value the power of a story to help us understand the world, and ourselves.
(Booklist provided by Black Girls Gather https://blackgirlsgather.wibca.org/book-list-2)
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The Bookshop, Hialeah, United States

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