What we’re about
We welcome adults of any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age. Authors of Color Book Club takes a look at outstanding books written by non-white authors. This is a demographic that often receives less attention but has vibrant and amazing stories to tell. These include Black, Latinx, Native American, Indian, Pacific Islander, and Asian authors, among others. Meetings are online and structured. They provide opportunities to get to know each other and to engage in lively discussion.
2024 Books:
- January: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (historical fiction)
- February: Reel by Kennedy Ryan (romance)
- March: The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (fantasy)
- April: We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez (young adult)
- May: Finding Me by Viola Davis (memoir)
- June: All the Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosby (mystery)
Upcoming events (1)
See all- January 2025: Black Cake by Charmaine WilkersonLink visible for attendees
Join us for an online meetup and discussion of Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We'll be using Google Meets - you do not need a gmail to join, just click the link: https://calendar.app.google/arM7YpWfFwMdGHD68.
If buying a copy of the book, consider using one of Raleigh's independent bookstores:
Quail Ridge Books link here and So & So books link here.
Amazon link here.About:
We can’t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?
In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to “share the black cake when the time is right”? Will their mother’s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?
Charmaine Wilkerson’s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written, Black Cake is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch.
