As I wrote in a previous post, I’m making a table display about my book group for a local educator’s conference. I’ve been using the Learn in Public workbook by Doug Neill to structure this project, including writing blog posts about my … Continue reading →
Reading Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert is a great way to get my New Year off to creative start! Join me for a Read Along. This week, we’re discussing Part 1, Courage. That section is only 27 pages long, so jump right … Continue reading →
As I mentioned last week, when I listed all 64 books that our book group has read so far, our annual selection meeting was on Thursday. Participants brought in 41 titles for us to consider, from which (after a multiple … Continue reading →
The annual book selection and potluck meeting of the Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group is this week — our most fun meeting of the year! I usually call this group the Diversity Book Club on my blog since that’s … Continue reading →
Book: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Genre: Novel Publisher: Random House Publication date: Originally published in 1952 Pages: 581 Source: Library Summary: Invisible Man tells the story of an unnamed young black man from the day he gives a speech … Continue reading →
Book: Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King Genre: History Publisher: Harper Publication date: 2012 Pages: 361 Source: Library Summary: Pulitzer Prize-winning Devil in the Grove reports the history of … Continue reading →
Book: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Genre: Fiction Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries Publication date: 1984 Pages: 110 Source: Library Summary: In a series of episodic vignettes, The House on Mango Street describes the childhood and adolescence of Esperanza … Continue reading →
Book: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela Genre: Autobiography Publisher: Little, Brown, & Company Publication date: 1994 Pages: 638 Source: Library Summary: Long Walk to Freedom covers Nelson Mandela’s life from birth to inauguration, covering the development of Apartheid, … Continue reading →
Book: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Genre: Fiction Publisher: Viking Publication date: 2014 Pages: 369 Source: Library Summary: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd is an imagined life story of the real-life woman Sarah Grimké, a … Continue reading →
As promised on Thursday, I’m posting the list of books our Diversity Book Club is reading for 2014-2015. I was in England and missed our annual selection meeting, but I am so pleased with this list. We’ve had some renewed … Continue reading →