Brown Girl Book Club

For November, we'll be reading "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones! Copies are available for checkout at the NBPL circulation desk.

Book Synopsis:
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. In this deft exploration of love, loyalty, race, justice, and both Black masculinity and Black womanhood in 21st century America, Jones achieves that most-elusive of all literary goals: the Great American Novel.

Location: Fable Cafe, 96 Center St, Southington, CT 06489

About Fable:
After 6pm, Fable operates as a speakeasy that calls itself the Underworld. The parking lot is behind the building and accessible from all 4 streets that make up the block. The entrance has a purple light above it. They have a selection of specialty cocktails, teas, and non-alcoholic beverages. Purchasing a drink is not required to attend our meetings, but is highly encouraged to support the cafe as they are hosting us for free.

[MEETING DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.]

For December, we'll be reading "Sula" by Toni Morrison! This is a shorter book (sub-200 pages) to account for the earlier meeting date due to the holidays! Copies are available at the NBPL circulation desk.

Book Synopsis:
As girls, Nel and Sula shared each other's discoveries and dreams in the poor black mid-West of their childhood. Then Sula ran away to live her dreams and Nel got married. Ten years later Sula returns and no one, least of all Nel, trusts her. SULA is the story of the fear that makes people accept self-pity; the fear that will not countenance escape and that justifies itself through myth and legend. Sula herself is cast as a witch and demon by the people who resent her strength. They attack her with the most pervasive weapon of all, the weapon of language and story. But Sula is a woman of power, a wayward force who challenges the smallness of a world that tries to hold her down.