Community for Understanding and Hope Book Club

Reading Group books are available from Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO at a 20% discount.

This group is open to the public.  The group meets on Thursday evenings at 7:00pm at the Kirkwood Public Library.

If you have any questions, please email shane.m@left-bank.com or general questions from the public can also be directed to the Reference Desk at 314-821-5770 ext. 1012.

"In the quest to transform the Kirkwood area into a prejudice-free community of highly respectful individuals, CFUH initiates ongoing dialogue and social interaction to create an environment of understanding and healing."

2023 Titles

January 19, 2023: Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-first Century by Alice Wong

February 16, 2023: Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnell

March 16, 2023: The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

April 20, 2023: Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

May 18, 2023: Beautiful Country: A Memoir by Qian Julie Wang

June 15, 2023: How Much of These Hills is Gold  by C. Pam Zhang

July 20, 2023: Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages by Ray Acheson

August 17, 2023: You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn

 

Previous Titles: 20222021, 2020, 201920182017

 

 

Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom By Derecka Purnell Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9781662601668
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Published: Astra House - October 4th, 2022

The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) By Toni Morrison Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307278449
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: Vintage - May 8th, 2007

Night of the Living Rez By Morgan Talty Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781953534187
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: Tin House Books - July 5th, 2022

Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood By Qian Julie Wang Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593313008
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: Anchor - September 27th, 2022

How Much of These Hills Is Gold: A Novel By C Pam Zhang Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780525537212
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: Riverhead Books - April 6th, 2021

Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders, and Cages By Ray Acheson Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781642596939
Availability: On Our Shelves (Note - We update this inventory once per day.)
Published: Haymarket Books - July 26th, 2022

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You Can't Be Serious By Kal Penn Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9781982171384
Availability: Ships quickly (1-7 days)
Published: Gallery Books - November 2nd, 2021