The Center for Black Literature (CBL) Book Club Announces the Pick for July 2020! Dear Friends! The next book for our monthly book club discussion will be Imbolo Mbue's Behold the Dreamers. The group online discussion is slated for Wednesday, July 29, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. All are welcome to join in! And please be sure to RSVP by Friday, July 24, 2020. Once you RSVP via email, you'll get details about how to be a part of the discussion (which happens each last Wednesday of the month). Founder Dr. Brenda M. Greene moderates the discussions and considers suggestions from book club members each month. She shares that "this month's novel extends our discussions on writers from the African Diaspora and focuses on the story of a young Cameroonian couple who is making a new life in New York as the Great Recession descends on the country. The themes related to immigration, relationships, the recession all resonate with contemporary issues." Behold the Dreamers has been a New York Times Bestseller and was winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Also, it was named as one of the best books of the year by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chicago Public Library, BookPage, Refinery29, and Kirkus Reviews. Learn more about the author (pictured below) via her own website: www.imbolombue.com. Also, we strongly encourage you to purchase the book from a Black-owned bookstore. Explore https://bit.ly/blackownedbookstores Let's Celebrate Our Stories Together! The July 2020 Selection is Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue RSVP via email by Friday, July 24, 2020 [email protected] Click HERE to Purchase the Book from a Black-Owned Bookstore