One Book One Bronx is a free book club where neighbors connect through diverse books and weekly conversations, in person or on Zoom. Free books are available.
WE’RE READING
In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
by Alice Walker
Thursday, 7-8:30pm: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, 10/8, & 10/15
Poe Park Visitors Center, 2640 Grand Concourse
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Saturdays, 12-1:30pm: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, & 10/17
James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center
100 W Mosholu Pkwy S
*Seating is limited. Bring a beach chair!
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Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, & 10/13
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This collection of essays is a celebration of the legacy of creativity - especially the rich vein of women's stories and spirituality through the ages and how they nourish the present. Alice Walker traces the umbilical thread linking writers through history - from her discovery of Zora Neale Hurston and her collections of black folklore, to the work of Jean Toomer, Buchi Emecheta and Flannery O'Connor. She also looks back at the highs and lows of the civil rights movement, her early political development, and the place of women's traditions in art. Coining the expression 'womanist prose', these are essays that value women's culture and strength, and the handing on of the creative spark from one generation to another.
Starting in August, One Book One Bronx will draw its inspiration from Kleaver Cruz's The Black Joy Project, using the book as a starting point for conversations about joy as a powerful force in Black life. Through weekly discussions, participants will explore the books Salvation: Black People and Love by bell hooks, In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens by Alice Walker, The Black Joy Project by Kleaver Cruz, and For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez to explore how stories of joy, resilience, creativity, and community challenge dominant narratives centered on struggle.
The Black Joy Project by Kleaver Cruz
Thursday, 7-8:30pm: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, & 11/12
Poe Park Visitors Center, 2640 Grand Concourse
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10/22: Introductions and free book giveaway
10/29: chaps 1 & 2, pgs 1-59
11/5: chaps 3 & 4, pgs 60-137
11/12: chaps 5-8, pgs 138-end
Saturdays, 12-1:30pm: 10/24, 10/31, 11/7, & 11/14
Venue TBD
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10/24: Introductions and free book giveaway
10/31: chaps 1 & 2, pgs 1-59
11/7: chaps 3 & 4, pgs 60-137
11/14: chaps 5-8, pgs 138-end
Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: 10/27, 11/3, & 11/10
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10/27: chaps 1 & 2, pgs 1-59
11/3: chaps 3 & 4, pgs 60-137
11/10: chaps 5-8, pgs 138-end
For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts (A Love Letter to Women of Color) by Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez
Thursdays, 7-8:30pm: 11/27, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17, & 12/24
Poe Park Visitors Center, 2640 Grand Concourse
Saturdays, 12-1:30pm: 11/28, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19, & 12/26
Venue TBD
Zoom
Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, & 12/22
One Book One Bronx is a community-based book club that meets weekly across a range of settings: libraries, schools, community centers, outdoor public spaces, and partner organizations throughout the borough.