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SUMMARY:Riot Reads Book Club
DESCRIPTION:For February\, we’ll read The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher! 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\nThe Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher \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\nA young\, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt’s secrets in this “enchanting\, memorable” (Bustle) debut\, confronting questions of sexual identity\, exile\, and lineage.” \n\n\n\nAs beautifully detailed as a piece of Palestinian embroidery\, this bold\, vivid novel will speak to readers across genders\, cultures\, and identities.”–Diana Abu-Jaber\, author of Fencing with the King \n\n\n\nA THEM BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR – SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION – LONG-LISTED FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD \n\n\n\nIn a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani family’s ancestral home in Palestine\, the heart of a stillborn baby begins to beat and her skin turns vibrantly\, permanently cobalt blue. On the same day\, the Rummanis’ centuries-old soap factory in Nablus is destroyed in an air strike. The family matriarch and keeper of their lore\, Aunt Nuha\, believes that the blue girl embodies their sacred history\, harkening back to a time when the Rummanis were among the wealthiest soap-makers and their blue soap was a symbol of a legendary love. \n\n\n\nDecades later\, Betty returns to Aunt Nuha’s gravestone\, faced with a difficult decision: Should she stay in the only country she’s ever known\, or should she follow her heart and the woman she loves\, perpetuating her family’s cycle of exile? Betty finds her answer in partially translated notebooks that reveal her aunt’s complex life and struggle with her own sexuality\, which Nuha hid to help the family immigrate to the United States. But\, as Betty soon discovers\, her aunt hid much more than that. \n\n\n\nThe Skin and Its Girl is a searing\, poetic tale about desire and identity\, and a provocative exploration of how we let stories divide\, unite\, and define us–and wield even the power to restore a broken family. Sarah Cypher is that rare debut novelist who writes with the mastery and flair of a seasoned storyteller.
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SUMMARY:English Language Learning (ELL) Conversation Circles (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Indy Reads welcomes English Language Learning (ELL) students of all ages to practice English with us! Every Sunday\, 3pm-4pm at Indy Reads. 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN 46203. \n\n\n\nThis program is open to the public!
URL:https://indyreads.org/event/english-language-learning-ell-conversation-circles-in-person-2/2025-02-23/
LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversation Circles
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SUMMARY:The Indy Reads Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join our monthly book club on the last Sunday of each month at 4pm! Let’s dive into some great conversations together!\n\n\nThe Indy Reads Book Club features a variety of authors and book genres and is open to the public. If you are a book lover looking for space to have some great conversations around some great books\, or someone who is looking to expand their reading list\, we want to chat with you! \nHosted by Gya Torres and Casey Culp\, our monthly book club is intended to be a fun\, easy space to chat about what we love about our Book of the Month. Pick up a copy at Indy Reads for 15% off and then join us on the last Sunday of each month at 4pm to discuss! Join us for one discussion or all of them! \nThis monthly event is recommended for adults age 18+. \nProceeds from sales at Indy Reads support our English literacy programming for more than 400 adult learners each year. \n\n\n\n2025 Book Club Reading List:  \nJanuary: All About Love by Bell Hooks  \nFebruary: Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson  \nMarch: Women and Other Monsters by Jess Zimmerman  \nApril: Bursting at the Seams by Chantel Massey  \nMay: The Great Displacement by Jake Bittle  \nJune: Queering Contemplations by Cassie Hall  \nJuly: Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa \nAugust: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria  \nSeptember:  The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison  \nOctober: Nothing Special by Katie Cook \nNovember:  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer \nDecember: No Book  \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!
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LOCATION:Indy Reads\, 1066 Virginia Avenue\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46203\, United States
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