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MGLCC  is now hosting the Meristem Book Club, which has groups which meet on three different nights every month.

The Meristem Book Club is named after the feminist/LGBT bookstore some of you will remember on Cooper just down the street from the Center (1990-1998).   Meristem cells are the point of new growth in plants -- like stem cells in humans.   The book club is named after the bookstore in honor of our past and with hope for our future.Books

The purpose of the book club is to read and explore written works by women and LGBT authors and to foster a community of support with like-minded women.  Membership is open to women  (LBT and straight-identified) in the Memphis area who want to read and discuss books by women and LGBT authors.

Basic Ground Rules

- Every woman is entitled to her own perspective and opinions.
- Every woman’s contributions to the club are of value.
- Every woman will respect the right of others to their opinions, even if she does not agree with them.
- Every woman will be allowed time to talk or express her thoughts and opinions.
- The club may decide on ways to ensure that all members have an opportunity to participate – i.e., rotation, talking stick, timekeeper, etc.
- Each woman is responsible for reading (at least part of) the agreed-upon book and for contributing to the discussion of the book.
- Each woman is responsible for contributing to positive group dynamics in the club.

Book Club nights  are the FIRST MONDAY, SECOND WEDNESDAY and THIRD MONDAY of every month at 7 PM.

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Upcoming Schedule

 1st Monday
 2nd Wednesday
3rd Monday
February
The Latecomer – Sarah Aldridge
(Book has been special-ordered from the published and is now available at Xanadu Books and Music, 2200 Central Ave
Open Mon – Sat 11 – 7, Sun 12 – 5)
Attend An Evening with Nikki Giovanni  @ 7 PM – Meet at lobby of Mississippi Blvd Christian Church (70 N Bellevue near Jefferson) @ 6 PM  MORE INFO

Assignment: Read anything  by Nikki Giovanni

Crusade for Justice – The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (2nd half)
(Mary Helen

March
The Stone Gods – Jeanette Winterston (Erin)?
Infidel – Hirsi Ali The Help – Kathryn Stockett (Watson and Mary Helen)
April
The Saffron Kitchen – Yasmin Crowther (Nan)Daughters of a Coral Dawn - Katherine Forrest
Where the Lake Becomes the River – Kete Betterton
(Mary Helen)
May
The Handmaids Tale - Margaret Atwood
(Audrey)
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - McCall Smith (Not by a woman or LGBT author, but the main character is such a fantastic feminist we decided to watch the DVD of the premier of the TV series just for fun!) (Debbie) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – Barbara Kingsolver (Amy)
June
Wench - Dolen Perkiins-Valdez (Audrey)
Standing in the Rainbow - Fannie Flagg (Holly)
Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady – Florence King (Watson)
July
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot (Audrey)

Southern Discomfort - Rita Mae Brown
August
Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout (Juanita)
Ever After – Nell Stark (Sandy)TBA
September
Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, The Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption - Barbara Bisantz Raymond
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant (Nancy)
TBA
October
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
Love, Ellen - Bette DeGeneres (Rene)
TBA
November
Three Guineas - Virginia Woolf
Zami - Audre Lorde )Carolyn)
TBA
December
Her Red Blood - Alix Dobkin
The Lost Quilter - Jennifer Chiaverini (Esther)
TBA

   
 
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