Class - Black Authors Book Club (In-person & Zoom)

Leaders:

  • Margaret Gordon (Leader)
  • Genene Kambs (Co-Leader)
  • The 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM
  • North Indy
As part of St. Luke's commitment to being an anti-racist church, the Black Author's Book Club reads and discusses quality works written by Black authors to grow in our understanding of Black history, contemporary culture, perspectives and the many contributions Black people have made to our society. We meet in person and by Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. Our reading list typically includes a variety of genres both past and present. Please join us for great reads and meaningful discussion! All are welcome to attend
On April 16 Black Author's Book Club will be reading Invisible Man by, Ralph Ellison.

Originally published in 1952 as the first novel by a then unknown author, it remained on the bestseller list for sixteen weeks and established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century. The book is a passionate and witty tour de force of style, strongly influenced by T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, James Joyce, and Dostoevsky.

In this deeply compelling novel and epic milestone of American literature, a nameless narrator tells his story from the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. He describes growing up in a Black community in the South, attending a Negro college from which he is expelled, moving to New York and becoming the chief spokesman of the Harlem branch of "the Brotherhood," before retreating amid violence and confusion.

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