The new adult literary program at Dog Ears Bookstore that focuses on women in literature will continue on Thursday, July 20. The book highlighted during this session will be Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The All of Our Voices Literary Program is a monthly series that take place from 10 a.m. to noon at Dog Ears Bookstore, located at 688 Abbott Road in South Buffalo. The program is offered free of charge thanks to an Art Services of WNY grant.
Prior to each session, participants will be given reading guides, prepared by the literary Instructor, with certain themes, questions and things to look for in each book while they read it. Each book in the program will be available for purchase at a reduced rate at Dog Ears Bookstore. Attendees are asked to read the book prior to the session if possible.
Sessions consist of a mix of high-quality discussions, group activities, personal reflections, conversations, writing exercises and more. Sessions also include a deep dive into the role of women as well as the experiences, expectations, restrictions, prejudices, biases, challenges, etc. they experienced and the overall view of women by society during each time frame. At the end of each session, participants will also be given a list of related books for further reading, relative to the theme or topic covered.
Future sessions on the schedule include:
• Tuesday, Aug. 22, The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
• Tuesday, Sept. 19, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
• Tuesday, Oct. 31, The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner
• Tuesday, Nov. 21, Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
• Wednesday, Dec. 13, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Shorter essays by additional authors will also be read during each session, and the program is limited to 15 participants per session. Please visit Dog Ears Bookstore or call 823-2665 to register or for more information.
