Meeting and networking with authors, and other book clubs; traveling. BOOKS WE'VE READ
Candy Licker by Noire,
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage,
What's Done in the Dark by Gloria Mallette,
Lookin for Luv by Carl Weber,
Married Men by Carl Weber,
The Preacher's Son by Carl Weber,
Casting the First Stone by Kimberla Lawson Roby,
Different selections by RM Johnson
The Coldest Winter Ever, SISTER SOULJAH; Addicted, ZANE; So You Call Yourself A Man, CARL WEBER; Ever After, Neva Hafta, I Do?, EDWARDO JACKSON; The G-Spot, NOIRE; Sister, Sister, ERIC JEROME DICKEY; The Maintenance Man, MICHAEL BAISDEN; Coffee Will Make You Black, APRIL SINCLAIR;
Heroes
Any great author that takes our mind off of our own daily trials & tribulations.
About me: Gaining Understanding Reading Urban Books Club (G.U.R.U. Books Club) was founded February 19, 2006 and is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We currently have 6 active members. We choose one book at each meeting to read and meet approximately every 6 weeks, usually on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday to eat, be merry, and of course discuss the book. Though we usually meet at a members house and do a potluck, every other meeting we go out somewhere for the meeting. In the past, we've held meetings at Red Lobster, Pieces of Eight for what is now our Annual Fall Brunch Meeting, The Edelweiss Boat for a summer's day book club cruise, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, and at Potawatomi Bingo Casino for the Seafood Buffet where we did our Holiday Gift Exchange.
We have hosted book signings for Edwardo Jackson, RM Johnson, and Kimberla Lawson Roby (though she didn't show up we had a good time with readers from the community who showed up).
We are very diverse in our ages and our backgrounds, with our youngest member being 29 and our oldest is 55. The age differences contribute to our life experiences allowing all of us to relate differently to the books and interpret the meanings based on our experiences.
We enjoy reading and keeping with the name of the book club, we tend to read urban books by African-American authors. For our 1st year anniversary, we will be discussing allowing new members join, both men and women, so if interested, please send an email through our page or at guru_books_club@yahoo.com
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