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For Colored Folx Virtual Book

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Hii y'all, we're bringing book club back, but virtually! Since getting books might be a challenge right now. We're mostly going to be reading articles that are easily accessible online. We're going to start with a couple of articles by Mikki Kendall, the author of Hood Feminism, and discuss them virtually on Wednesday the 6th at 7.30 p.m. Details on the virtual meeting space to come :) https://www.washingtonpost.com/…/6ca1c226-42da-11ea-b503-2b… https://theprint.in/…/feminism-has-a-problem-over-d…/376048/ Since we may have new participants here's more information about the club: WHAT IT IS: A book club geared to cultivating joy and empowerment for people of color. IMPORTANT ITEMS IN HOPES OF BEING INCLUSIVE: 1. This group is being led by two femmes and the articles we chose will be works by authors who a…

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Romance Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Romance Book Club will be community led and meets monthly on the first Thursday of every month at 5PM. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our romance loving customers (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 7th for our Romance Book Club. We will discuss The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver About the book: Two lives. Two loves. One impossible choice. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of…

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Nonfiction Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us on May 8th at 6pm for our Remote Nonfiction Book Club. We will discuss Horizon by Barry Lopez. About the book: From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author’s travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica. We offer 15% discount off our book club books. Due to the time and effort we put into organizing our book clubs if you choose to purchase the book elsewhere, already own it, or check it…

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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

We will discuss A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Bridget Kemmerer. About the book: Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating…

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Book Talk Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Book Talk Book Club is led by the owner/librarian, Stephanie Rose, and meets monthly on Wednesday every month. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our customers (RSVP is not required). Bring whatever book your are reading or have recently finished and book talk it to the group. This is a great way to find books outside of your genre that you may not have otherwise been introduced to! Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion with other readers. REMOTE INSTRUCTIONS Join online by clicking the link below! https://zoom.us/j/428989618…

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Virtual Book Club: O Human Star

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

https://join.skype.com/Ti23mIwRHviv Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. "Alastair Sterling was the inventor who sparked the robot revolution. And because of his sudden death, he didn't see any of it. That is, until he wakes up 16 years later in a robot body that matches his old one exactly." Scifi, drama, and LGBT themes. What more could you want! In this time of virtual access, we're switching over to some web comics! Click here to read Volume 1 online. http://ohumanstar.com/comic/chapter-1-title-page/ OR check if we have any of the physical volumes by emailing bookswpictures@gmail.com with O HUMAN STAR BOOK CLUB in the subject line and we'll work it out. NOTE: Orders may not arrive in time for book…

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Page to Screen Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Books Around the Corner Page to Screen Book Club is led by the owner/librarian, Stephanie Rose, and meets monthly on the third Tuesday of every month at 6PM beginning in May. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our customers that love books that have or will become adapted into shows or films. (RSVP is not required). Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 19th for our first Page to Screen Book Club. We will discuss Normal People by Sally Rooney. Connell…

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Page Turner Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on May 21st for our next Page Turner Book Club. We will discuss Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel. For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose…

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True Crime Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The True Crime Book Club is led by the true crime aficionado Rachel Newton Cumley. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our true crime enthusiasts. Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us for the May meeting of the True Crime Book Club. This month's pick is The Five: The Untold of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold. Miscast in the media for nearly 130 years, the victims of Jack the Ripper finally get their full stories told in this eye-opening…

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Young Adult Book Club (Remote)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

The Young Adult Book Club meets the last Tuesdays of every month at 6pm starting in May. Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. You don't have to RSVP, just come and enjoy a lively discussion. We welcome both teens and adults to join this book club! Join us for the our first meeting on May 26th of the Young Adult Book Club. We will discuss Sadie by Courtney Summers. About the Book: A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial―like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about. We offer…

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