Join Black Boys Read Too and The Standard as we read and discuss Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood.

About this event:

This six week book club is open to to children and adults ages 10 and up. To ensure you get the most out of this experience, you must commit to all 6 meetings. The book club will meet every Monday evening at 5pm from October 17th- November 21st at the Standard 76 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY.

Books and light refreshments will be provided for all registered participants.

About the book:

Black boy joy is…

Picking out a fresh first-day-of-school outfit.

Saving the universe in an epic intergalactic race.

Finding your voice—and your rhymes—during tough times.

Flying on your skateboard like nobody’s watching.

And more! From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Contributors include: B. B. Alston, Dean Atta, P. Djèlí Clark, Jay Coles, Jerry Craft, Lamar Giles, Don P. Hooper, George M. Johnson, Varian Johnson, Kwame Mbalia, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Tochi Onyebuchi, Julian Randall, Jason Reynolds, Justin Reynolds, DaVaun Sanders, and Julian Winters

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/barbershop-book-club-tickets-422610819337?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb