Between The Lines

FB Friends and Family,

Let's celebrate a local author, Fred Chavis at this Sunday discussion of his newest book "Look The Devil in The Eyes" he will be in attendance with us so you can ask him questions! Please contact me if you plan to attend. (It's virtual!!, I will send Zoom info)

Fred Chavis "Look The Devil In The Eyes
Sunday, April 25⋅4:00 – 5:30pm

FB Book lovers,

Our next book discussion is on April 25, 2021. Our Book is called "Look the Devil in the Eyes" written by one of our own Washington County residents Fred Chavis. I was so excited when I heard he was an author and my book club "Between the Line" highlights African American authors. We will be going virtual again and everyone can pick up the book it's out now on Amazon! All lovers of reading are invited to discuss the book AND, speak with Fred himself. Yes....he will be joining us! I will have the Zoom info later this month.

"When I was growing up, there were two genres I watched most with my dad & late grandpa—horror & history. Even though the horror movies would scare me out of my mind at a young age I was drawn to them. As I got older, I realized that the scariest stories were not werewolves & monsters, but the true horrors of society. My stories are my voice of activism and liberation. My stories show history can be a true horror especially when history plays a role in your current state. Look the Devil in the Eyes was my favorite story to write. I fell in love with the history of Jonathan Street and through that love I found the voice to fight for it."

Due to unforeseen circumstances the book club meeting today has been postponed. I will have new date and also the book for March read this week. Happy reading everyone!

Here is the info for the book discussion for today at 4pm: If you plan to attend please contact me before 3pm.

Ladetra Robinson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Between The Lines Bookclub
Time: Feb 28, 2021, 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Thank you to everyone that participated in our first book read of 2021. The book was enjoyed by everyone it was a 10! Our book read for February is "Just as I Am" by Cicely Tyson. Cicely Tyson passed away last week and we could not think of anyone more precious during Black History Month! So February virtual book read is February 28th. All is invited. I will have Zoom info up shortly.

"In her long and extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson has not only exceeded as an actor. She has shaped the course of history." (President Barack Obama)

Ladies and Gents:
If you plan to join us for Between the Line's first Virtual Book Club discussion of "The Vanishing Half". Please contact me with your email address I will send you the zoom info. The meeting is this Sunday 24th at 3pm. If you can't make it I will be announcing our next read on Sunday and posting it.
We are inviting all readers (women and men) Happy reading. If you haven't finish still come in (if you don't mind hearing the ending 😉
first time setting up a Zoom so not sure if it will work this way so please send your email.
Ladetra Robinson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Between The Lines Book Club
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One of my favorite authors. Read all his books for years.

Author Eric Jerome Dickey Has Died At 59 We are saddened to report on the death of author Eric Jerome Dickey. The news was confirmed by his publicist. He was 59 years old.

Hello Ladies and Gents:

I hope everyone has purchased or will be, and have started reading The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett our first book read/discussion for the new year. The date has been pushed back to January 24th at 3pm.

If you plan to attend please contact me so I can give you the zoom info.

Because this book club is virtual it is open to anyone who loves to read and discuss (women and men)

"The Vanishing Half examines sisterhood, personal identity, starting fresh, and what it means to be Black (and white) in America. Bennett is known for creating taut family dramas, and like her brilliant debut, The Mothers, this novel shows just how strong the bonds of sisters are, even at their weakest. The Amazon Books Editors named The Vanishing Half a Best Book of the Year."

Everywhere you turn you see articles about how people no longer read. As a matter of fact, it has been a long-held belief in the publishing world that African American's (AA) don't read. I believe the naysayers are wrong on both counts.

When Terry McMillan took the world by storm more than 20 years ago and AA's were finally able to read about characters who looked like them and who lived in a world they were familiar with, the attitude of the average AA reader changed. Though many of us have been avid readers all of our lives, books written by and for us had, up until that time, been few and far between.

In today's world, the Kindle and the closing of the majority of AA brick and mortar stores have changed how we read, what we read, and how we meet our favorite authors. Book clubs and literary events have become the greatest supporters of the AA author.

With this in mind, I invite all to come out and support my book club "Between The Lines" starting back up January 2021!