Book Discussion: Everyday Something Has Tried to K*ll Me and Has Failed

Beginning Tuesday, March 11, Wistariahurt will begin its Book Discussion Group. The group will meet from 5:30 to 6:30pm, every other Tuesday. The Discussion group meeting will culminate with a Meet and greet with the Author in May sponsored by the Massachusetts Center for the Book..

Award-winning author Kim McLarin’s book Everyday Something Has Tried to K*ll Me And Has Failed addresses the joys and hardships of being an older Black woman in contemporary, "periracial" America. McLarin utilizes deeply personal experiences to illuminate the pain and power of aging, Blackness, and feminism, in the process capturing the endless cycle of progress and backlash that has long shaped race and gender.

McLarin is the author of three critically-acclaimed novels, several essay collections, and the bibilomemoir James Baldwin's Another Country: Bookmarked. Her work has appeared in the New England Review, the Sewanee Review, The Sun Magazine, The Root, Slate, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others. She is a former staff writer for The Associated Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The New York Times.

There are 10 copies of the book available to borrow thanks to the generosity of the Massachusetts Center for the Book. When signing up for the discussion group please let us know if you want to borrow a book.

Week #1: Tuesday, March 11 having read pages 13 - 71

Week #2: Tuesday, March 25 having read pages 72 - 115

Week #3: Tuesday, April 8 having read pages 116 - 158

Week #4: Tuesday, April 22 having read pages 159 - end

Week #5: Saturday, May 20 at 6:00 Culminating Event with Guest Speaker Kim McLarin, author

At this time, the book discussion is only being held in English.

A partir del martes 4 de marzo, Wistariahurt iniciará su Grupo de Discusión de Libros. El grupo se reunirá de 17:30 a 18:30, martes alternos. La reunión del grupo de discusión culminará con un Meet and greet con el autor en mayo patrocinado por el Massachusetts Center for the Book.

El libro de la galardonada autora Kim McLarin Everyday Something Has Tried to K*ll Me And Has Failed (Todos los días algo ha intentado matarme y no lo ha conseguido) aborda las alegrías y dificultades de ser una mujer mayor negra en la América «periracial» contemporánea. McLarin utiliza experiencias muy personales para iluminar el dolor y el poder del envejecimiento, la negritud y el feminismo, capturando en el proceso el interminable ciclo de progreso y retroceso que durante tanto tiempo ha dado forma a la raza y el género.

McLarin es autora de tres novelas aclamadas por la crítica, varias colecciones de ensayos y el bibilomemoir James Baldwin's Another Country: Bookmarked. Su obra ha aparecido en New England Review, Sewanee Review, The Sun Magazine, The Root, Slate, The Washington Post, The New York Times y muchos otros. Ha sido redactora de The Associated Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer y The New York Times.

Hay 10 ejemplares del libro disponibles para préstamo gracias a la generosidad del Massachusetts Center for the Book. Cuando se inscriba en el grupo de debate, indíquenos si desea que le prestemos un libro.

Semana #1: Martes, 11 de marzo habiendo leído las páginas 13 - 71

Semana #2: Martes, 25 de marzo habiendo leído las páginas 72 - 115

Semana #3: Martes, 8 de abril habiendo leído las páginas 116 - 158

Semana #4: Martes, 22 de abril habiendo leído las páginas 159 - final

Semana #5: Sábado, 20 de mayo a las 6:00 Evento culminante con la oradora invitada Kim McLarin, autora

Por el momento, el debate sobre el libro sólo se celebra en inglés.

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