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READ, ENJOY, DISCUSS
We’re creating a community to facilitate dialogue about literature and life. Join us monthly for a virtual discussion with authors and readers. Check below to discover our current selection, upcoming meeting details, and how to buy this month’s book.
Where Blue is Blue
April 2021’s Book Canopy Selection: Jane Schulman’s Where Blue is Blue
Poet Jane Schulman discussed her new book with poet and activist Esther Cohen. Jane’s wonderfully accessible poems celebrate love and wonder. Participants in the call wroote their own poems and shared them. Video of the event will be posted before too long…. Read more here.
Stand the Storm
Join Breena Clarke for an online discussion of Stand the Storm, an historical novel whose relevance today is reflected in People Magazine’s description: “an affecting story about two freed slaves living in Washington, D.C., before the Civil War, struggling to stay alive—and help others escape—in a land that won't protect them.”