Art and Culture Book Clubs for Youth & Adults
Youth Book Club
April 5 | 2pm - 3pm
Registration: $5 (includes a copy of the book!)
Join us and our friends at the Newberg Public Library for an afternoon of books, art, and fun! Oregon author Cathy Camper will read her book “Arab Arab All Year Long” and then teach all participants how to fold grape leaves through a craft activity.
All materials will be provided, including one free copy of the book per family! This event is for all ages, particularly children and their adults.
Creative Consciousness Book Club
10:30am – 12pm (Sign up for one or all!)
Registration: $10 /session (includes a copy of the book!)
Join us for coffee, crafts, and conversation! All are welcome to gather and discuss books centered around art, creativity, and our place in the world. Connect with others to gain a richer understanding of the themes in the book and share ideas, while working on a hands-on art activity connected to the story. Conversation will be facilitated by Rick Muthiah, Director of Learning Development Services at George Fox University and chair of the CCC MLK Day Planning Committee.
ADULT BOOK CLUB LIST
March 1: Colored Television by Danzy Senna
A dark comedy about second acts, creative appropriation, and the racial identity–industrial complex. The story follows Jane, a biracial author who is struggling with finishing her novel, which she believes to be revolutionary. She moves her family near Hollywood, where she meets a producer who wants to make her book into a television show. (Book pickup available January 10)
April 19: The Girl Who Fell to Earth Sophia Al-Maria
A funny and wry coming-of-age memoir about growing up in between American and Gulf Arab cultures. Part family saga and part personal quest, it traces Al-Maria’s journey to make a place for herself in two different worlds. (Book pickup available February 18)
May 17: Stay True by Hua Hsu
A gripping memoir on friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art. The memoir depicts Hsu's unlikely relationship with a college friend named Ken, a friendship that was unexpectedly and tragically cut short when Ken was killed in a carjacking in 1998. (Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir) (Book pickup available March 18)