Diversity Book Group
Contact: Lorrie McKinley & Debby Kern Email: diversity-book-group
Mission: To explore a variety of “differences” through both literature and film, so that we may better understand ourselves and others thereby promoting social justice on a personal level.
The Diversity Book Group meets monthly August through May plus an annual end-of-the-year pot luck celebration to select books for the coming year. The group is loosely organized to explore a variety of differences in a relaxed and safe environment. Participants volunteer to act as facilitators. The group makes every effort to select books/films that are available in audio/descriptive formats in order to be inclusive and welcoming to all.
2023-24 Selections
August
The Hate U Give – Angie Thomas – MOVIE
September
The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
October
At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf – Tara Ison
November
The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy
December
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency: Book 1 – Alexander McCall Smith
January
The Sentence – Louise Erdrich (author of The Night Watchman)
February
Not without Laughter – Langston Hughes
March
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women – Lisa See (author of Island of Sea Women)
April
The Sympathizer – Viet Thanh Nguyen
May
Free – Lea Ypi