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SUMMARY:A Year of Toni Morrison: Tar Baby
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an insightful journey through Toni Morrison’s “Tar Baby” – a year-long exploration of her powerful literary canon. \nPoet Sonia Sanchez said of her friend Toni Morrison\, “In order to survive\, you should re-read Toni every ten years because every ten or 15 years\, we have to re-imagine ourselves on this American landscape. You won’t survive if you don’t do that.” We believe now is the time. Join us on a year-long journey through Toni Morrison’s remarkable literary legacy.
URL:https://www.colorfulbridgeport.com/event/a-year-of-toni-morrison-tar-baby/
LOCATION:Kindred Thoughts Bookstore\, 1001 Main St\, Ste #8\, Bridgeport\, CT\, 06604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Good Girlfriends Book Club: The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
DESCRIPTION:Born from our monthly Summer Reading Series\, a group of smart and funny women came together\, united by their love for books and good company\, and thus the Good Girlfriends Book Club was created. Now we’re inviting you to join the club! \nJoin us on Friday\, April 17th at 6pm as we discuss Shelara’s pick\, The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. \nAbout The Reformatory: \nA gripping\, page-turning “masterpiece” (Joe Hill\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman) set in Jim Crow Florida that follows Robert Stephens Jr. as he’s sent to a segregated reform school that is a chamber of terrors where he sees the horrors of racism and injustice\, for the living\, and the dead. \nGracetown\, Florida. \nJune 1950. \nTwelve-year-old Robbie Stephens Jr. is sentenced to six months at the Gracetown School for Boys\, a reformatory\, for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister\, Gloria. So begins Robbie’s journey further into the terrors of the Jim Crow South and the very real horror of the school they call The Reformatory. \nRobbie has a talent for seeing ghosts\, or haints. But what was once a comfort to him after the loss of his mother has become a window to the truth of what happens at the reformatory. Boys forced to work to remediate their so-called crimes have gone missing\, but the haints Robbie sees hint at worse things. Through his friends Redbone and Blue\, Robbie is learning not just the rules\, but how to survive. Meanwhile\, Gloria is rallying every family member and connection in Florida to find a way to get Robbie out before it’s too late. \nThe Reformatory is a “hallucinatory\, haunting\, terrifying\, and moving” (S.A. Cosby\, bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed) work of historical fiction written as only American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due could\, by piecing together the life of the relative her family never spoke of and bringing his tragedy and those of so many others at the infamous Dozier School for Boys to the light in this riveting novel. \nPurchase the book here.
URL:https://www.colorfulbridgeport.com/event/good-girlfriends-book-club-the-reformatory-by-tananarive-due/
LOCATION:Kindred Thoughts Bookstore\, 1001 Main St\, Ste #8\, Bridgeport\, CT\, 06604\, United States
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SUMMARY:The 1619 Project: Community Conversations: PUNISHMENT
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 11 at 5:00PM Eastern for our 10th installment of The 1619 Project: Community Conversations. \nThere are many grievances regarding the actions taken by the current administration—too many to list individually. Many of you view our bookstore as a safe space to express your concerns and fears. In response\, we have been active listeners and have provided support in various forms. \nTo help galvanize our voices\, we’ve launched Community Conversations\, a monthly gathering to discuss the impact of current events. Using The 1619 Project as our guide\, we will focus on the themes of each chapter to deepen our understanding of what is happening and how we can better equip ourselves during this challenging time. Where possible\, we will have subject matter experts to lead the discussions\, but we will also rely on each other’s insights.
URL:https://www.colorfulbridgeport.com/event/the-1619-project-community-conversations-punishment/
LOCATION:Kindred Thoughts Bookstore\, 1001 Main St\, Ste #8\, Bridgeport\, CT\, 06604\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk and Autism Workshop with Kesheonia Jones
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, April 11th at 12:00PM for this important\, community-focused discussion about autism from a caregiver’s perspective. \nAuthor and parent of a child on the spectrum\, Kesheonia Jones\, emphasizes the importance of planning for when parents are no longer able to advocate for their children. Through her book\, “The Blueprint: Navigating Care When Life Changes Direction-A Caregiver’s Guide For Families & Advocates\,” Kesheonia will guide us on how caregivers can create an emergency plan binder in case they are incapacitated or no longer with us. \nWe invite everyone to attend\, as some of the best practices shared may also be useful for other family situations. \nCopies of Kesheonia’s book will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://www.colorfulbridgeport.com/event/author-talk-and-autism-workshop-with-kesheonia-jones/
LOCATION:Kindred Thoughts Bookstore\, 1001 Main St\, Ste #8\, Bridgeport\, CT\, 06604\, United States
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