Monthly book discussion featuring works by African-American authors. For copies of the book\, pick up a copy at Eola Road Branch Adult Reference desk (2nd floor)\, or contact Becky Clark at 630-264-3420.
\nBook description:
\nThe dazzling memoir from U .S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith\, author of Wade in the Water an d Life on Mars. Named one of the best books of the year by Th e New York Times\, The Washington Post\, San Francisco C hronicle\, Denver Post\, and Oprah.com. In Ordinary Ligh t\, Pulitzer Prize&ndash\;winning poet Tracy K. Smith tells her remar kable story\, giving us a quietly potent memoir that explores her coming-o f-age and the meaning of home against a complex backdrop of race\, faith\, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter. Here is the story of a young artist struggling to fashion her own understanding of belief\, loss\, history\, and what it means to be black in America.
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