Open Book Club is a group of people from Open Worship and First United Methodist Church of Denton who cares deeply about people, justice, and seek to find truth in literature. We are currently studying African American Literature with our co-facilitators, Pamela Sanders and Krystal Stroud and meeting on Zoom every other Monday night. You don't need any qualifications to be part of this group, just an open mind and a love of stories. We meet every other week to discuss what we've read and how it's impacted us. May we be transformed by these stories together!

Our next book will be The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett—a brand new novel published summer of 2020. Here’s a little about the book:

A stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. Weaving together multiple strands and generations of this family, from the Deep South to California, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Brit Bennett produces a story that is at once a riveting, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person's decisions, desires, and expectations, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins.

We read books together over 6 weeks, gathering every other Monday night at 8 pm to discuss on Zoom (we meet 3 times for each book). Our first meeting for this book will be February 22. At the first meeting, we will be discussing Parts 1 & 2 (or pages 3-144). We look forward to gathering with you! Join our Facebook group to access Zoom links.