FL NOW Book Club Introduction
The FL NOW Book Club meets once a month on the third Monday of the month at 6:30 P.M.
The FL NOW Book Club focuses on learning about Racial Justice. We read about the histories of people of color, e.g., African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, etc. We read about past injustices and current injustices. We read the real history America’s two original sins, slavery and its impact up to today and the same for Native Americans, and others. We live in a segregated America and need to learn how to reduce the segregation, cultural racism, current injustices, and systemic racism. Please join us. It is a group of strong women learning from reading.
We are a learning book club. We would love to have you join the book club. Contact Debbie Deland at vp@flnow.org for Zoom information.
Book Selection Criteria
(Reviewed, updated, and approved by the Book Selection Committee)
2025 FL NOW Book Club Reading List by Month
January 2025: “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race
and Identity” by Michele Norris—First Half
Discussion Leader: tbd
February 2025: “Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race
and Identity” by Michele Norris—Second Half
March 2025: “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich
April 2025: “We Refuse: A forceful History of the Black Resistance” by Kelli Carter Jackson
May 2025: “Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s search for Justice” by Christine Rivera Garza
June 2025: “Unsought and Unbossed” by Shirley Chisholm
July 2025: “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the US: Revisioning American History” by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
August 2025: War Against All Puerto Ricans” by Nelson A Denis
September 2025: “Black AF History: The Unwashed Story of America” by Michael Harriot
October 2025: “Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey through Reservation Life” by David Truer
November 2025: The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin
December 2025: Online Holiday Party for all – Tell Us About One of Your Favorite Books – any genre