Elevate Women's Voices Book Club Farewell

At the beginning of the new year, Laurel–one of my oldest and dearest friends, and the co-founder of our small but grand book club–will be moving to D.C.. Although my heart is heavy with her departure, I couldn't be more excited for this next chapter in her life. With Laurel leaving, and my own personal capacity changing in the new year, we've decided to bring our three year long book club to a close.

Laurel and I created Elevate Women's Voice in the Fall of 2017. We wanted a space were we could learn about, and read books by Black, Indigenous, Women of Color authors. By the end of 2020 we had over three dozen members–although only a handful dedicated lol–and read 19 books together.

‘Hunger’ by Roxane Gay; ‘Heart Berries’ by Terese Marie Mailhot; ‘There, There’ by Tommy Orange; and ‘On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous’ by Ocean Vuong were some of my favorites. Over the years we also collected lots of recommendations which I hope to work through in this new year.