This bookclub is 100% virtual and exclusively structured to center Black and Brown women. As of now, it will be a collective with a Black and Brown membership. In time, there may be space for us to expand and broaden to include guests who identify as allies.
this month's pick is:
Brown Girl in the Ring
In this "impressive debut" from award-winning speculative fiction author Nalo Hopkinson, a young woman must solve the tragic mystery surrounding her family and bargain with the gods to save her city and herself. (The Washington Post)
The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old ways -- farming, barter, herb lore. But now the monied need a harvest of bodies, and so they prey upon the helpless of the streets. With nowhere to turn, a young woman must open herself to ancient truths, eternal powers, and the tragic mystery surrounding her mother and grandmother. She must bargain with gods, and give birth to new legends.
Key Themes:
Fantasy
Spirituality
Caribbean Folklore
Science Fiction