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No meetings, no pressure, just good reading! This month’s title is "Libertie" by Kaitlyn Greenidge.
Author information, questions to ponder, and readalikes included with each book.
This month’s title is "Libertie" by Kaitlyn Greenidge. Coming of age as a free-born Black girl in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie will go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie feels stifled by her mother's choices and is constantly reminded that, unlike her mother, Libertie has skin that is too dark. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises she will be his equal on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it - for herself and for generations to come.
Pick up a copy of the book and information sheet at the CAV desk.
Other titles by Kaitlyn Greenidge can be found here.
Readalikes include Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson, Black Cloud Rising by David Wright Faladé and The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women--and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura.
Looking for your next favorite book? Check out our new service Your Next Five Reads! Fill out a form and get reading recommendations from our librarians.
Running a book club? Check out our convenient grab-and-go Book Club to Go service for patrons in book clubs. Each BCTG canvas bag contains ten paperback copies of a book, with titles selected specifically for book clubs because of their discussion-provoking settings, plots and characters. Since most of the books are reading club editions, patrons can take advantage of the discussion starters to keep their book club meetings lively.
Contact the Culture & AV division at 330.643.9015 or cadiv@akronlibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Books & Writing |
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