Riverstone Books' Monthly Book Club - ZOOM ONLY

Pittsburgh's premier independent bookstore, Riverstone Booksfeatures a well-curated selection of literary and popular fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books.  In addition, we offer a variety of gift items, greeting cards, and children’s puzzles, educational games, and literary stuffed animals. Our experienced booksellers are voracious readers who love to match people to books they will love.

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Please join us online for the book club read of SMOKETOWN by best selling author Mark Whitaker.

Riverstone Books is thrilled with the success of our relaunched book club. Our next book will be Smoketown by Mark Whitaker. This month&#x27;s book club will be the first non-fiction book of the New Year! (We will try and switch between fiction and non-fiction each month.) Give yourself a bit of quiet time with your book friends and read about Pittsburgh&#x27;s local history. The group has decided that ZOOM only works much better than the hybrid format at this time.Smoketown is the story of the other great Black Renaissance that occurred here in Pittsburgh. While most know of the histories of the far larger black communities in Chicago and New York, Pittsburgh contributed mightily to the growth and development of black culture in America. From publishing the largest black newspaper in America, to rallying the black contributions to the war effort in WW2, to fielding some of the greatest baseball teams of the Negro Leagues, Pittsburgh made outstanding contributions in sports, medicine and social services, politics, industry, and music. The history of of Pittsburgh is the history of Black America and their contributions to our nation. Written by Mark Whitaker, the bestselling author of My Long Trip Home, who became the first African-American leader of a national newsweekly.You can purchase the book <a href="https://shop.riverstonebookstore.com/search/site/smoketown" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Join us for a online book club this month. We are limiting this month to online to help keep everyone safe during this holiday season.

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