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Author:

Bennett, Juda, 1955- author.

Title:

The Toni Morrison book club / Juda Bennett, Winnifred Brown-Glaude, Cassandra Jackson, and Piper Kendrix Williams.

Publisher:

The University of Wisconsin Press,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

vii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Book clubs (Discussion groups)--United States.
African Americans--Biography.
African Americans--Social conditions.
United States--Race relations.
Morrison, Toni--Influence.

Other Authors:

Brown-Glaude, Winnifred R., 1966- author.
Jackson, Cassandra, 1972- author.
Williams, Piper Kendrix, 1972- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-196). Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Introduction: the book club meets -- Cassandra's secret -- Not today, motherF#@$ -- Why black folks go crazy -- Juda's secret -- Dangerous music -- Funny white people -- Winnie's secret -- Black life and the dead deer -- On guns and apples -- Piper's secret -- Too many white guys -- Harriet Tubman's shawl -- Epilogue: a letter to Toni Morrison.

Summary:

"What is a book club but an excuse to talk to friends? The Toni Morrison Book Club brings that experience to life by telling the story of four friends who turn to Toni Morrison as they search for meaning in their lives. In this startling group memoir, the writers--black and white, gay and straight, immigrant and American born--allow Morrison's words, like music, to make them feel, confess, and discover. The result is a collection of deeply personal conversations about everything from first love to Soul Train to police brutality, all told with an ever present lens on race in America. Not shying away from controversies, this book offers a radically new way to envision book clubs as a healing force in our lives. So pull up a chair and pour yourself a much needed glass of wine, as you get ready to experience the messy differences, surprising revelations, and restorative power of The Toni Morrison Book Club"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

029932494X
9780299324940

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1111654455

LCCN:

2019008295

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

ETPD745 -- Emmetsburg Public Library (Emmetsburg)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)