Quirky Readers Book Club

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Book Discussions, Clubs, Discussion Groups, Lifelong Learning

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Adults, Seniors
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Looking to try something new and maybe make a friend or two?  Join the library book club! 

Today we'll discuss the book "The Good Immigrant: 26 Writers Reflect on America" by Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman.

Bringing together 21 exciting black, Asian and minority ethnic voices emerging in Britain today, The Good Immigrant explores why immigrants come to the UK, why they stay and what it means to be ‘other’ in a country that doesn’t seem to want you, doesn’t truly accept you – however many generations you’ve been here – but still needs you for its diversity monitoring forms. Inspired by discussion around why society appears to deem people of colour as bad immigrants, editor Nikesh Shukla has compiled a collection of essays that are poignant, challenging, angry, humorous, heartbreaking, polemic, weary and – most importantly – real.