
Booked and Unbound: The Legacy of Black Women’s Literary Circles
Across nearly two centuries, Black women have gathered in parlors and living rooms, from bookstores, conference halls and digital screens. The books bring them into the space.

Across nearly two centuries, Black women have gathered in parlors and living rooms, from bookstores, conference halls and digital screens. The books bring them into the space.

Creating lifelong readers may begin by changing the goal. Instead of asking how to get young people to read more, perhaps the better question is: How do we help them discover something they actually want to read? Perhaps that’s where it starts.