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Kirkwood & Ferguson Tonight

Joy's Book Blog Posted on October 23, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

I was pleased to see 7 members of the Diversity Book Club tonight at a non-book event. I wrote about our book club most recently last month before our annual selection meeting. Just now, I realized I’ve neglected to post … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Link Parties | 2 Replies

Book Club Selection Meeting #SundaySalon #WeNeedDiverseBooks #FergusonReads

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 7, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 21, 2018

The annual book selection and potluck meeting of the Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group is this month. I’m sad that I’ll be missing it — we always have so much fun talking about the books we’ve brought to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Link Parties | Tagged Sunday Salon | 6 Replies

A Hug for St. Louis

Joy's Book Blog Posted on August 13, 2014 by Joy Weese MollAugust 13, 2014

I don’t know what to say about what’s going on in St. Louis, but I’ve come to believe that saying nothing is worse than saying the wrong thing. So, let’s talk. We can start with how easy it would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs | Tagged "Ain't But a Place", Gerald Early | 3 Replies

Some of My Best Friends are Black by Tanner Colby #BookReview #BookClub

Joy's Book Blog Posted on July 30, 2014 by Joy Weese MollJuly 26, 2014

Book: Some of My Best Friends are Black: The Strange Story of Integration in America by Tanner Colby Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Viking Publication date: 2012 Pages: 294 Source: Library Summary: Tanner Colby, author of Some of My Best Friends are … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Reviews | 13 Replies

Diversity Book Club for #ArmchairBEA

Joy's Book Blog Posted on May 29, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMay 28, 2014

Today’s prompt for Armchair BEA is “Tell us about the books that transported you to a different world, taught you about a different culture, and/or helped you step into the shoes of someone different from you.” Diversity is a timely … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Events | 24 Replies

Spring Reading Thing and Once Upon a Time

Joy's Book Blog Posted on March 23, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 23, 2014

While checking out some of the links at the Spread the Love link party over at The Steadfast Reader, I encountered a couple of posts about the Spring Reading Thing. The Spring Reading Thing is an event hosted by The … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs | 11 Replies

Book Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

Joy's Book Blog Posted on March 16, 2014 by Joy Weese MollMarch 15, 2014

Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Genre: Fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial (Modern Classics) Publication date: 2006 (Originally 1937) Pages: 219 Source: Library Summary: A short classic novel, well ahead of its time, about love, adventure, and identity. … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Reviews | Tagged Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston | 8 Replies

Virtual Book Club: The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 10, 2014 by Joy Weese MollFebruary 23, 2014

Edited to add: This event has been canceled. Sorry for any inconvenience. The Memoir Project by Marion Roach Smith (my review) was one of the books I read last month for my New Year’s Resolution Reading Challenge. A number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Events | Tagged Marion Roach Smith, The Memoir Project | 6 Replies

The Happiness Project Read Along — Wednesday Discussion, January 29

Joy's Book Blog Posted on January 29, 2014 by Joy Weese MollJanuary 28, 2014

Welcome to the final discussion session for The Happiness Project Read Along! Here are the first three: Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 This week we’re talking about Chapters 10, 11, and 12, as well as the book as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Challenges, Events | Tagged Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project | 9 Replies

A Letter from World War I

Joy's Book Blog Posted on November 13, 2013 by Joy Weese MollNovember 24, 2013

This post was inspired by The Cartographer of No Man’s Land, a World War I novel by  P.S. Duffy. Join From Left to Write on November 14 as we discuss The Cartographer of No Man’s Land.  As a member, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Clubs, Memoir | Tagged P.S. Duffy, The Cartographer of No Man's Land | 6 Replies

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