HopeWorks Book Club: Cultivating Imagination for Social Justice
Come chat about literature with the HopeWorks Book Club! By reading across genres and diving into social justice-inspired discussions, we aim to imagine—and thus, create—better futures. Join us as we speculate, critique, draw connections, and reimagine.

The HopeWorks Book Club is intended for adults 18 and over unless noted otherwise. Please be advised that some material may be unsettled or disturbing in nature.

Meeting times and dates: 7pm to 8:30pm ET, via Zoom 

• Wed, October 16, 2024
• Fri, January 31, 2025
• Wed, April 30, 2025
• Tues, July 22, 2025 

Join us Wednesday, October 16, 7 to 8:30pm ET, via Zoom as we discuss Skye Falling by Mia McKenzie. Copies of the book can be found at your local library or through Bookshop.org.

Themes of the book: LGBTQ+ relationships, complicated family dynamics, gentrification, and forgiveness.

About the author: Mia McKenzie is the award-winning author of the novels Skye Falling and The Summer We Got Free, as well as the collection of essays, Black Girl Dangerous: On Race, Queerness, Class, and Gender. Mia created BGD, a popular media website that centers queer/trans writers and readers of color.

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