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Cosby!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Tuesday, July 22 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend Support the Romance Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/king-of-ashes-a-novel?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=1511aaa0a\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e !\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT KING OF ASHES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eAward-winning,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author S. A. Cosby returns with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGodfather\u003c\/i\u003e-inspired Black Southern crime epic and dazzling family drama.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen eldest son Roman Carruthers is summoned home after his father’s car accident, he finds his younger brother, Dante, in debt to dangerous criminals and his sister, Neveah, exhausted from holding the family—and the family business—together. Neveah and their father, who run the Carruthers Crematorium in the run-down central Virginia town of Jefferson Run, see death up close every day. But mortality draws even closer when it becomes clear that the crash that landed their father in a coma was no accident and Dante’s recklessness has placed them all in real danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoman, a financial whiz with a head for numbers and a talent for making his clients rich, has some money to help buy his brother out of trouble. But in his work with wannabe tough guys, he’s forgotten that there are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egangsters out there. As his bargaining chips go up in smoke, Roman realizes that he has only one thing left to offer to save his brother: himself, and his own particular set of skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoman begins his work for the criminals while Neveah tries to uncover the long-ago mystery of what happened to their mother, who disappeared when they were teenagers. But Roman is far less of a pushover than the gangsters realize. He is willing to do anything to save his family. Anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause everything burns.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":46889535045887,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/3_6621531f-d0d3-44a7-89de-628577d78272.png?v=1748278491"},{"product_id":"june-2025-no-name-book-club-june-29-1-pm-cst","title":"JUNE 2025: NO NAME BOOK CLUB - June 29 @ 1 PM CST","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eNo Name is a Black-owned worker cooperative connecting community members both inside and outside carceral facilities with radical books. Each month, No Name uplifts two books written by Black, indigenous, and other people of color. No Name believes building community through political education is crucial for our liberation and should be accessible to everyone—which is why all programming is free. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen: Sunday, June 29 @ 1 PM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHow: RSVP to let us know you're coming! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT BLESSINGS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"desc_summary0593469313-content\" class=\"expandContent\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this searing debut of self-acceptance, sexual awakening, and first love set in a Nigeria on the verge of criminalizing same-sex relationships\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObiefuna has always been the black sheep of his family—sensitive where his father, Anozie, is pragmatic, a dancer where his brother, Ekene, is a natural athlete. But when Obiefuna’s father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and another boy, his deepest fears are confirmed, and Obiefuna is banished to boarding school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs he navigates his new school’s strict hierarchy and unpredictable violence, Obiefuna both finds and hides who he truly is. Back home, his mother, Uzoamaka, must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband’s cryptic reasons for sending him away, and the hard truths that they’ve all been hiding from. As Nigeria teeters on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships, Obiefuna’s identity becomes more dangerous than ever before, and the life he wants drifts further out of reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in post-military Nigeria and culminating in the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2013, Blessings is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one’s truest self, and what it takes for love to flourish despite it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":46921212199167,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/unnamed.png?v=1749176038"},{"product_id":"august-2025-romance-book-club-august-12-7pm","title":"August 2025: Romance Book Club - August 12 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss \u003cem\u003eWild Sweet Love\u003c\/em\u003e by Beverly Jenkins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Tuesday, August 12 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend! Support the Romance Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wild-sweet-love?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0e3e96f2e\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. !\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT WILD SWEET LOVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeresa July has led a hard life, but now she has a chance to put her train robbing past behind her. Armed with a new job as a cook to one of Philadelphia's elite families, Teresa is determined to start her life anew, and nothing––not even her boss's stuck–up (and far too handsome) son––is going to stand in her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMadison Nance is sick of his mother taking in women from the wrong side of the tracks, just to see them turn on her generosity. That's why it's up to him to keep a close eye on Teresa's every move. At least, that's the only logical explanation for why he can't get the young woman out of his mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when a woman from Madison's past threatens Teresa's future, the two reluctant lovers must join forces is they're ever going to have a chance at happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP","offer_id":46998449914111,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/1_c4e6c7ec-ea76-42e3-9294-6d9bdbf2ebfd.png?v=1751499545"},{"product_id":"june-2025-mystery-thriller-book-club-june-24-7pm-copy","title":"AUGUST 2025: Mystery \u0026 Thriller  Book Club - August 26 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss \u003cem\u003eWhispers Of The Lake\u003c\/em\u003e by Shanora Williams!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Tuesday, August 26 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend! Support the Romance Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/whispers-of-the-lake?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=12578b987\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. !\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT WHISPERS OF THE LAKE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA marriage on the rocks, a missing friend, and a tangle of shocking lies converge at a peaceful North Carolina lakefront cottage in this irresistibly twisty new psychological thriller from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shanora Williams – perfect for readers of Liv Constantine, Tarryn Fisher, Kellye Garrett, and Caroline Kepnes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInvestigative reporter Rose Howard is exhausted from trying to manage her seemingly perfect life. With her marriage to the man she thought was her one true love collapsing, she desperately needs for one thing to go right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile striving for a promotion to senior reporter, her efforts are interrupted when she learns her former best friend and travel vlogger, Eve Castillo, isn't responding to attempts to contact her at the North Carolina cottage she's reviewing. Rose knows Eve can be flaky and irresponsible. And after Eve breaks the ultimate ethical friendship code and crosses boundaries to the point of no return, Rose wants nothing to do with her. Still, Rose heads to the tranquil small town of Sage Hill . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose soon discovers that Eve has vanished without her purse and passport—even after booking a trip abroad. The personable cabin owners’ accounts of Eve's stay just don’t add up . . . and most of the town's initially hospitable inhabitants become increasingly less helpful . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRose's instincts tell her the solution lies somewhere in Eve's—and Sage Hill's—past. To get answers, she’ll have to ask inconvenient questions, stumble onto shocking truths, and face vicious attempts on her life. But some truths are best left alone. And secrets Rose never saw coming could easily sink her, and her future, without a\u003cbr\u003etrace . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":46998453453055,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/2_fac93331-1cb9-49a9-a2a6-79d3dd293529.png?v=1751499459"},{"product_id":"june-2025-non-fiction-book-club-june-17-7pm-copy","title":"AUGUST 2025: Non Fiction Book Club - August 19 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss \u003cem\u003eWhen We Ruled: The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors \u003c\/em\u003eby Paula Akpan!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Tuesday, August 19 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (2304 Stuart Street, HTX, 77004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend! Support the Romance Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/when-we-ruled-the-rise-and-fall-of-twelve-african-queens-and-warriors?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=b8af5e0cd\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWHEN WE RULED: THE RISE AND FALL OF TWELVE AFRICAN QUEENS AND WARRIORS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandContent\" id=\"desc_summary0060938293-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiscover the reigns of twelve African queens and warriors from across the continent in this immersive and pioneering history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNjinga Mbande. Nana Yaa Asantewaa. Makobo Modjadji VI. Ranavalona the First.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese queens and warriors ruled vast swathes of the African continent, where they led, loved, and fought for their kingdoms and people. Their impact can still be felt today, and yet, beyond the lands they called home, so few of us have ever heard their names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn When We Ruled, historian Paula Akpan takes us into the worlds of these powerful figures, following their stories and how they came to rule and influence the futures of their people. Through deep research and discovery, Akpan will uncover new truths and grapple with uncomfortable realities, allowing us to be immersed in countless moments of bravery, intrigue, and, for some, the unraveling of their rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith reigns spanning from pre-colonial Nigeria to the rich lands of Rwanda, and from Ancient Egypt to apartheid South Africa, these rulers shed new light on gender politics in these regions, showing how women were celebrated and revered before colonizing powers took hold, and continued to be long after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this game-changing narrative of twelve lives, Akpan takes us on a spellbinding, enrapturing, and immersive history that is nothing short of revelatory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":46998482813183,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/3_bcd5b20e-24a2-4b7f-8027-972d9284bed9.png?v=1751500015"},{"product_id":"july-2025-fiction-book-club-july-24-7pm-copy","title":"AUGUST 2025: Fiction Book Club - August 28 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss\u003cem\u003e Sugar \u003c\/em\u003eby Bernice McFadden!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Thursday, August 28 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend. Support Fiction Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/sugar-by-bernice-mcfadden?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=31b75d361\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT SUGAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel by a critically acclaimed voice in contemporary fiction, praised by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efor its “unforgettable images, unique characters, and moving story that keeps the pages turning until the end.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA young prostitute comes to Bigelow, Arkansas, to start over, far from her haunting past. Sugar moves next door to Pearl, who is still grieving for the daughter who was murdered fifteen years before. Over sweet-potato pie, an unlikely friendship begins, transforming both women's lives—and the life of an entire town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings a Southern African-American town vividly to life, with its flowering magnolia trees, lingering scents of jasmine and honeysuckle, and white picket fences that keep strangers out—but ignorance and superstition in. To read this novel is to take a journey through loss and suffering to a place of forgiveness, understanding, and grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":47015941734655,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_b2f3ebc4-c44a-40e4-a3f9-f8c8a58647c1.png?v=1752157670"},{"product_id":"july-2025-no-name-book-club-july-27-1-pm-cst","title":"JULY 2025: NO NAME BOOK CLUB - July 27 @ 1 PM CST","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eNo Name is a Black-owned worker cooperative connecting community members both inside and outside carceral facilities with radical books. Each month, No Name uplifts two books written by Black, indigenous, and other people of color. No Name believes building community through political education is crucial for our liberation and should be accessible to everyone—which is why all programming is free. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhen: Sunday, July 27 @ 1 PM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHow: RSVP to let us know you're coming! Support Kindred Stories by purchasing a copy of the book from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/krik-krak?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=c932eeba5\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\" \"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT Krik? 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A profound mix of Catholicism and voodoo spirituality informs the tales, bestowing a mythic importance on people described in the opening story, \"Children of the Sea,\" as those \"in this world whose names don't matter to anyone but themselves.\" The ceaseless grip of dictatorship often leads men to emotionally abandon their families, like the husband in \"A Wall of Fire Rising,\" who dreams of escaping in a neighbor's hot-air balloon. The women exhibit more resilience, largely because of their insistence on finding meaning and solidarity through storytelling; but Danticat portrays these bonds with an honesty that shows that sisterhood, too, has its power plays. In the book's final piece, \"Epilogue: Women Like Us,\" she writes: \"Are there women who both cook and write? Kitchen poets, they call them. They slip phrases into their stew and wrap meaning around their pork before frying it. They make narrative dumplings and stuff their daughter's mouths so they say nothing more.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese stories inform and enrich one another, as the female characters reveal a common ancestry and ties to the fictional Ville Rose. In addition to the power of Danticat's themes, the book is enhanced by an element of suspense—we're never certain, for example, if a rickety boat packed with refugees introduced in the first tale will reach the Florida coast. Spare, elegant and moving, these stories cohere into a superb collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":47026724831487,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/houston_3.jpg?v=1752273522"},{"product_id":"august-2025-fiction-book-club-august-28-7pm-copy","title":"AUGUST 2025: Cookbook Book Club - August 24 @ 4:30 PM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe're excited to host our very first Cookbook Club featuring California Soul!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuarterly, we'll gather to discuss a cookbook and share food. Yes, we expect everyone to bring a dish to the book club meeting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Sunday, August 24 @ 4:30 PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHow:  Purchase of the book is required to attend the book club meeting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e80+ comfort-filled recipes that trace the roots of modern California soul food to the Great Migration—from the acclaimed chef and author of \u003ci\u003eBrown Sugar Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough more than 80 seasonally inspired recipes, \u003ci\u003eTanya Holland's California Soul\u003c\/i\u003e showcases modern soul food from the acclaimed chef of Brown Sugar Kitchen and host of \u003ci\u003eTanya's Kitchen Table\u003c\/i\u003e. Tanya’s inventive cuisine—rooted in a Black Southern cultural repertoire with a twenty-first-century sensibility using local, sustainable, chef-driven, seasonal ingredients—is showcased in recipes for every season, such as Collard Green Tabbouleh, Zucchini–Scallion Waffles with Toasted Pecan Romesco, Grilled Shrimp and Corn with Avocado White BBQ Sauce, Fried Chicken Paillards with Arugula and Pea Shoot Salad, and Honey Lavender Chess Pie. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe recipes—influenced by the historical migration of African American families, including Tanya’s own—reveal the key ingredients, techniques, and traditions that African Americans brought with them as they left the South for California, creating a beloved version of soul food. Beyond recipes, Tanya spotlights fifteen contemporary Black Californian foodmakers—farmers, coffee roasters, and other talented artisans—whose work help defines California soul food, with stunning portraiture and stories. Filtered through the rich history of African American migration that brought her own family from the Deep South to the West Coast, Tanya's recipes are as comforting and delicious as they are steeped in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP WITH BOOK","offer_id":47030732161279,"sku":"9781984860729-event","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/August_Book_Club_Pick_Meeting_Announcments_4.png?v=1753118907"},{"product_id":"august-2025-no-name-book-club-august-31-1-pm","title":"AUGUST 2025: No Name Book Club - August 31 @ 1 PM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNo Name is a Black-owned worker cooperative connecting community members both inside and outside carceral facilities with radical books. Each month, No Name uplifts two books written by Black, indigenous, and other people of color. No Name believes building community through political education is crucial for our liberation and should be accessible to everyone—which is why all programming is free. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Sunday, August 31 @ 1 PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (2304 Stuart Street, HTX, 77004) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: Please RSVP to let us know you're attending. You can also support the store by purchasing a copy of the book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/decolonising-the-mind-the-politics-of-language-in-african-literature?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=25466a934\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The language of literature', Ngũgĩ writes, 'cannot be discussed meaningfully outside the context of those social forces which have made it both an issue demanding our attention, and a problem calling for a resolution.' First published in 1986, Decolonising the Mind is one of Ngũgĩ's best-known and most-cited non-fiction publications, helping to cement him as a pre-eminent voice theorizing the 'language debate' in postcolonial studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNgũgĩ wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu. He describes the book as 'a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for the last twenty years of my practice in fiction, theatre, criticism, and in teaching of literature...'. Split into four essays - 'The Language of African Literature', 'The Language of African Theatre', 'The Language of African Fiction', and 'The Quest for Relevance' - the book offers an anti-imperialist perspective on the destiny of Africa and the role of languages in combatting and perpetrating imperialism and neo-colonialism in African nations.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":47062206087423,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/houston_4.png?v=1753183339"},{"product_id":"august-2025-romance-book-club-august-12-7pm-copy","title":"SEPTEMBER 2025: Romance Book Club - September 9 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss \u003cem\u003eYou've Got a Place Here, Too\u003c\/em\u003e edited by Ebony LaDelle!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Tuesday, September 9 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend! Support the Romance Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/youve-got-a-place-here-too-an-anthology-of-black-love-stories-set-at-hbcus?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=020138b4d\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"here!\"\u003ehere!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT You've Got a Place Here, Too: An Anthology of Black Love Stories Set at HBCUs\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA heartwarming and unforgettable collection of love stories set at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, exploring hope, endurance, and what it means to leave a legacy, from some of today’s most prominent Black writers and edited by the acclaimed author of Love Radio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove can be messy, painful, and heartbreaking, but it can also be revolutionary, profound, and hopeful. For Celine, a forbidden crush on a professor evolves into a second chance at romance years later. Myra’s focus on a coveted audition for the Fisk Jubilee Singers is challenged by the handsome music major determined to help her. Kiese investigates the darker side to academia, love, and identity. Like most blessings, love emerges in the most unexpected places—in a training cockpit for new pilots, during a Mardi Gras celebration, or while gathering signatures to start the first-ever LGBTQ+ student organization officially recognized at an HBCU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the heart-searing, tender, and transporting love stories collected in You’ve Got a Place Here, Too—a true celebration of Black love and the profound impact of HBCUs on the community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing stories by Elizabeth Acevedo, Jasmine Bell, Carla Bruce, Aaron Foley, Kai Harris, Ebony LaDelle, Kiese Laymon, Christine Platt, Farrah Rochon, Kennedy Ryan, Dawnie Walton, and Nicola Yoon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP","offer_id":47090263589119,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/1_9e2c8e2c-3c47-4840-8ffe-6deb7f73a794.png?v=1753923631"},{"product_id":"august-2025-fiction-book-club-august-28-7pm-copy-1","title":"SEPTEMBER 2025: Fiction Book Club - September 25 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're meeting to discuss \u003cem\u003eAugustown \u003c\/em\u003eby Kei Miller!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK CLUB MEETING DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: Thursday, September 25 @ 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories (\u003cspan\u003e2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP ONLY to let us know you plan to attend. Support Fiction Book Club by purchasing a copy of the book from Kindred Stories\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/augustown?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0469cba6c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"here\"\u003e here\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT AUGUSTOWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn the wake of Marlon James's Man Booker Prize-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings, Augustown-set in the backlands of Jamaica-is a magical and haunting novel of one woman's struggle to rise above the brutal vicissitudes of history, race, class, collective memory, violence, and myth. Ma Taffy may be blind but she sees everything. So when her great-nephew Kaia comes home from school in tears, what she senses sends a deep fear running through her. While they wait for his mama to come home from work, Ma Taffy recalls the story of the flying preacherman and a great thing that did not happen. A poor suburban sprawl in the Jamaican heartland, Augustown is a place where many things that should happen don't, and plenty of things that shouldn't happen do. For the story of Kaia leads back to another momentous day in Jamaican history, the birth of the Rastafari and the desire for a better life.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"RSVP ONLY","offer_id":47090280071423,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/files\/3_497c8f97-8662-40a3-94ec-04f8ad99820d.png?v=1753991027"}],"url":"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/collections\/book-clubs.oembed?page=4","provider":"Kindred Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}