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Read It and Reap: Lancaster resident launches book club focusing on Black writers
By Ann Connery Frantz
The mostly white residents of Lancaster are exploring literatures from the Black community, thanks to the idea of a resident who launched a book club for them. After several months meeting online, they look forward to a time when they can meet in person. The book club is the brain child of Sedruola “Sedie” Maruska.
“I know that Black authors are often overlooked but have a lot to share about the Black experience, whether it’s fiction or nonfiction,” she said. “I also wanted to read more Black literature and have a place to discuss it. The timing seemed right.”
By Ann Connery Frantz
Still looking for that “something else” gift for readers? Here’s a brief look at some books that might fulfill your quest.
•Fredrik Bachman, author of the ever-popular “A Man Called Ove” and “My Grandmother Told Me to Say She’s Sorry,” has released a touching novel about life, “Anxious People.”
He writes realistically, making his character live on the pages, and deals with the highs and lows of life in a now-humorous, now-sensitive manner. All in all, the book is being received very well by readers.
•I first discovered Christopher Paolini after he wrote about dragons as a 19-year-old. His self-published “Eragon” became a movie and he followed it up with other books of the genre. Now, in the fullness of maturity as a writer, he’s introduced “To Sleep in a Sea of Stars,” a wide-open sci-fi novel about the harrowing search for life on an uncolonized planet as war erupts among the worlds on the stars.