Book Discussion Group, Online: The Night Readers Book Club: Promise
Location
This event is online.
Join us for the latest virtual edition of our popular monthly book club!
About the book:
The Kindred sisters—Ezra and Cinthy—have grown up with an abundance of love. Love from their parents, who let them believe that the stories they tell on stars can come true. Love from their neighbors, the Junketts, the only other Black family in town, whose home is filled with spice-rubbed ribs and ground-shaking hugs. And love for their adopted hometown of Salt Point, a beautiful Maine village perched high up on coastal bluffs.
But as the girls hit adolescence, their white neighbors, including Ezra’s best friend, Ruby, start to see their maturing bodies and minds in a different way. And as the news from distant parts of the country fills with calls for freedom, equality, and justice for Black Americans, the white villagers of Salt Point begin to view the Kindreds and the Junketts as threats to their way of life. Amid escalating violence, prejudice, and fear, bold Ezra and watchful Cinthy must reach deep inside the wells of love they’ve built to commit great acts of heroism and grace on the path to survival.
Here's how it works:
1. Choose your prefered reading format here to start the check-out process
- Please Note: South Beach Library does have a limited number of physical copies available for check-out. They are displayed on the designated BOOK CLUB SHELF located next to the NEW BOOKS section at the library. Come visit us!
Download the NYPL app for one stop access to everything the Library has to offer including self-checkout!
2. REGISTER above and include your contact information. The Google Meets link will be emailed to registrants the day before the discussion. You will need a device with audio and/or video and an internet connection to participate.
3. Join other avid readers including staff from the South Beach Library for an online book discussion on Wednesday, August 28 at 5:30 PM.