MLK Book Club: Nightcrawling (Field Trip)

Program Type:

Arts, Culture, & Literature

Age Group:

Adult, Seniors
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Event Details

*Today's program will take place nearby the MLK Branch Library at the Juanita Craft Civil Rights House. The address is 2618 Warren Ave, Dallas, TX 75215.*

 

In partnership with the Juanita Craft House and South Dallas Cultural Center, the MLK Book Club is a space to share, connect and learn through a selected book. For this series we will be reading Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley

About the book

Kiara and her brother, Marcus, are scraping by in an East Oakland apartment complex optimistically called the Regal-Hi. Both have dropped out of high school, their family fractured by death and prison
But while Marcus clings to his dream of rap stardom, Kiara hunts for work to pay their rent—which has more than doubled—and to keep the nine-year-old boy next door, abandoned by his mother, safe and fed. One night, what begins as a drunken misunderstanding with a stranger turns into the job Kiara never imagined wanting but now desperately needs: nightcrawling. Her world breaks open even further when her name surfaces in an investigation that exposes her as a key witness in a massive scandal within the Oakland Police Department.
Rich with raw beauty, electrifying intensity, and piercing vulnerability, Nightcrawling marks the stunning arrival of a voice unlike any we have heard before.

How to get the book

We are offering free copies to the first 10 people who register for this event.

The Dallas Public Library has limited copies in catalog for check out.

New and used copies can be purchased online from various outlets.

The e-book version is free through Hoopla. You will need an active library card as well as an email address. More information at: https://www.hoopladigital.com/