# Event Details - **Event Name**: HYP Book Club - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us for a discussion on Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.About this EventJoin us for a discussion on Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new housing development, the last thing they expected to uncover was a human skeleton. Who the skeleton was and how it got buried there were just two of the long-held secrets that had been kept for decades by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side, sharing ambitions and sorrows.Chicken Hill was where Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived when Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, which served the neighborhood's quirky collection of blacks and European immigrants, helped by her husband, Moshe, a Romanian-born theater owner who integrated the town's first dance hall. When the state came looking for a deaf black child, claiming that the boy needed to be institutionalized, Chicken Hill's residents—roused by Chona's kindness and the courage of a local black worker named Nate Timblin—banded together to keep the boy safe.As the novel unfolds, it becomes clear how much the people of Chicken Hill have to struggle to survive at the margins of white Christian America and how damaging bigotry, hypocrisy, and deceit can be to a community. When the truth is revealed about the skeleton, the boy, and the part the town’s establishment played in both, McBride shows that it is love and community—heaven and earth—that ultimately sustain us.If you have any questions, please reach out to Jenifer Wright at wright.jenn27@gmail.com - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/harrisburg/hyp-book-club/100001986998589269 - **Event Categories**: art - **Slot details of has slots**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Harrisburg - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Pursuit Coworking - **lat**: 40.26725750000001 - **long**: -76.8873474 - **full address**: Pursuit Coworking, 922 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: HYP Book Club - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/403d4a16c20cabdd1fc3a218439d4d16d9510d2f8ec11fb71f831c3f929ac2a2-rimg-w1200-h600-dcebecec-gmir.jpg?v=1775745804 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is HYP Book Club being held? - **A:** HYP Book Club takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 14 Jun, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Pursuit Coworking, 922 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing HYP Book Club? - **A:** HYP Book Club is organized by Harrisburg Young Professionals. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** HYP Book Club is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Harrisburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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