St. James' Diversity Book Club

The Diversity Book Club’s Winter/Spring Season

 The Diversity Book Club is a ministry of St. James’ Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission. The discussions are held at noon in the Toppie Bates Lakeside Room (and via Zoom) and are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Judy Holmes (judyholmes76@gmail.com) or Meg Osborne (mhosborne7@gmail.com).

Great Reads Found in the St. James’ Book Nook!

 Looking for a good read over the coming winter months? Look no further than the Diversity Book Nook conveniently located in the cupboard in the back of the St. James’ Nave. All are welcome to borrow books and/or lend books to the collection. Borrowers are asked to sign out the books in the notebook located on the shelf and sign the books back in when returned. Lenders are asked to include their names in the books so the books can be returned to their owners. The Diversity Book Nook includes several of the titles (fiction and nonfiction) that the Diversity Book Club has featured over the past two years. The Nook also includes other titles (including children’s books) written by diverse authors whose works address the difficult issues facing our society today from a faith perspective, through memoir, and through the lens of extraordinary characters readers won’t soon forget. The Diversity Book Nook is a ministry of St. James’ Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission. Contact Judy Holmes (judyholmes76@gmail.com) with questions.

Past Book Discussions & Suggested Reads

Once I was you

March 17- Once I was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America (2020) by Maria Hinojosa

The Lemon Tree

February 2024The Lemon Tree: An Arab, A Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan

black

November 2023Black Klansman: Race, Hate and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime by Ron Stallworth

parable

October 2023Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

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June 2023 – Justified by her Children: Deed of Courage Confronting a Tradition of Racism by Roy G. Pollina  

April 2023Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi

March 2023Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

thelightwecrry

Feb 2023 – The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

band of sisterhood

January 2023 – This Band of Sisterhood: Black Women Bishops on Race, Faith, and the Church Edited by Westina