As part of St. Luke's commitment to being an anti-racist church, the Black Author's Book Club reads and discusses quality works written by Black authors to grow in our understanding of Black history, contemporary culture, perspectives and the many contributions Black people have made to our society. We meet in person and by Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:45 PM. Our reading list typically includes a variety of genres both past and present. Please join us for great reads and meaningful discussion!
All are welcome to attend
On May 21 Black Author's Book Club will be reading Hell of a Book by, Jason Mott.
In Jason Mott’s fiction book, Hell of a Book, a Black author sets out on a cross-country publicity tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Hell of a Book and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: Mott’s novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour.
As these characters’ stories build and converge, they astonish. For while this heartbreaking and magical book entertains and is at once about family, love of parents and children, art and money, it’s also about the nation’s reckoning with a tragic police shooting playing over and over again on the news. And with what it can mean to be Black in America.
Who has been killed? Who is The Kid? Will the author finish his book tour, and what kind of world will he leave behind? Unforgettably told, with characters who burn into your mind and an electrifying plot ideal for book club discussion, Hell of a Book is the novel Mott has been writing in his head for the last ten years. And in its final twists, it truly becomes its title.