Read Widely Book Group

Join us for a new book group designed to go along with the 2023 Read Widely: Around the World adult reading challenge!  This month, we will read and discuss Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

After the death of Eleanor Bennet, her children, estranged siblings Byron and Benny, receive an unusual bequest. Eleanor has left them one of her famous black cakes in the freezer and a recorded message.  The message contains the story of a young woman named Covey and her tumultuous journey from the Caribbean to England and then to southern California. As they listen, Byron and Benny will be led to reexamine everything that they thought they knew about their mother, their family, and themselves.  

This book may be counted toward one of the following badges in the 2023 Read Widely: Around the World challenge:  

• North America & The Caribbean
• Travel & Stories on Multiple Continents

Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. eBook and eAudiobook copies are also available through Libby and Axis 360 with your Frankfort library card. 

To learn more about the 2023 Read Widely: Around the World reading challenge visit https://www.frankfortlibrary.org/read.widely.2023 or call the Reference desk at 815-534-6173.