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SUMMARY:Riot Reads Book Club
DESCRIPTION:For January\, we’ll read River Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta! To get to the room pass the checkout counter\, go down the hall\, and take a left. Masks welcome but not mandatory. \n\n\n\nRiver Mumma by Zalika Reid-Benta \n\n\n\nBuy the book from Indy Reads! Proceeds from sales at Indy Reads keep our classrooms tuition-free for more than 400 adult students each year. \n\n\n\n“River Mumma is a love letter to culture\, home\, and coming of age–and will spark important\, relevant book club conversations\, too.” –Marissa Stapley\, New York Times bestselling author of Lucky \n\n\n\nIssa Rae’s Insecure with a magical realist spin: River Mumma is an exhilarating contemporary fantasy novel about a young Black woman who navigates her quarter-life-crisis while embarking on a mythical quest through the streets of Toronto. \n\n\n\nAlicia has been out of grad school for months. She has no career prospects and lives with her mom\, who won’t stop texting her macabre news stories and reminders to pick up items from the grocery store. \n\n\n\nThen\, one evening\, the Jamaican water deity\, River Mumma\, appears to Alicia\, telling her that she has twenty-four hours to scour the city for her missing comb.Alicia doesn’t understand why River Mumma would choose her. She can’t remember all the legends her relatives told her\, unlike her retail co-worker Heaven\, who can reel off Jamaican folklore by heart. She doesn’t know if her childhood visions have returned\, or why she feels a strange connection to her other co-worker Mars. But when the trio are chased down by malevolent spirits called duppies\, they realize their tenuous bonds to each other may be their only lifelines. With the clock ticking\, Alicia’s quest through the city broadens into a journey through time–to find herself and what the river carries. \n\n\n\nEnergetic and invigorating\, River Mumma is a vibrant exploration of diasporic community and ancestral ties\, and a homage to Jamaican storytelling by one of the most invigorating voices in today’s literature. \n\n\n\n“This quirky\, fizzy\, charming debut surprises and amuses. Reid-Benta writes beautifully\, drawing on Caribbean mythologies to create a fast paced and entertaining tale. It’s rare to find a novel written with such humour and heart.” –T. L. Huchu\, USA Today Bestselling author of The Library of the Dead
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SUMMARY:Boundaries and Authentic Living: An Afternoon of Spoken Word and Song
DESCRIPTION:Join Indy Reads\, harpist and singer/songwriter Jen Midkiff\, and author Callie J. Smith for this music and spoken word event!\n\n\nJoin Indy Reads\, harpist and singer/songwriter Jen Midkiff\, and author Callie J. Smith for this music and spoken word event reflecting on balance\, boundaries\, and authentic living. Smith will be reading from her Sacred Grounds novels\, and Midkiff will be sharing original harp music and songs from her solo albums. Book and CD signing will follow.  \nThis event is open to participants of all ages. \nProceeds from sales at Indy Reads support our English literacy programming for more than 400 adult learners each year. \n\n\n\nJen Midkiff is a singer/songwriter\, harpist\, music educator\, and therapeutic musician based in Noblesville\, Indiana. She has won the OVFF Pegasus Award twice for Best Performer\, once in her band Wild Mercy\, and once as a solo performer\, and has also won a Pegasus for her song “Underfoot”\, which is available on her latest album\, Finding My Balance. You can find her music at www.jenmidkiff.bandcamp.com. \n\n\n\nCallie J. Smith’s Sacred Grounds novels are a cozy coming-of-age-at-30 series featuring Kat Kent\, a woman working at the Sacred Grounds Coffee Company while trying to simplify her life. Her life refuses to stay simple for long\, though. In the first novel of the series – Kat’s Dreams (Clay Patin Press 2022) – the man Kat hoped never to see again returns to town\, and she must decide how to take the next step in her #MeToo journey. More about each novel is available at: www.calliejsmith.net/books/. \nCallie J. Smith is an author based in Noblesville\, Indiana. Her essays have appeared in Bearings Online and the Abbey of the Arts blog. Her latest novel – The Joy of a Field (Clay Patin Press 2024) – continues the coming-of-age-at-30 series the Sacred Grounds Novels. Her work is online at www.calliejsmith.net. \n\n\n\nThis event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do for the Indy Reads community: \nFREE – This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community! \n$10 – This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all! \n$20 – This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual\, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support! \nOther – “Pay-What-You-Can” really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50\, we are so excited to see you – and thank you for your support!
URL:https://indyreads.org/event/boundaries-and-authentic-living-an-afternoon-of-spoken-word-and-song/
LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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