One Book One Bronx - Building a Community of Readers in the Bronx

One Book One Bronx is an exciting new book discussion group that hosts restorative community conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, racial inequality and more. Reading selections reflect the racial, economic, and gender demographics of the borough and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of reading. Click here for details

On Tuesday, April 16, 6:30pm, BronxArtSpace (305 E. 140th St) 

One Book One Bronx will start Training School for Negro Girls by Camille Acker. 

In her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A “woke” millennial tries to fight gentrification, only to learn she’s part of the problem; a grade school teacher dreams of a better DC, only to take out her frustrations on her students; and a young piano player wins a competition, only to learn the prize is worthless. Click here for details 

Tuesdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm 

May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 

The Crazy Bunch By Willie Perdomo 

Location: BronxArtSpace, 305 East 140th St. Bronx In his fourth collection, The Crazy Bunch, Perdomo returns to his beloved neighborhood to create a vivid, kaleidoscopic portrait of a “crew” coming of age in East Harlem at the beginning of the 1990s. In poems written in couplets, vignettes, sketches, riffs, and dialogue, Perdomo recreates a weekend where surviving members of the crew recall a series of tragic events: “That was the summer we all tried to fly. All but one of us succeeded.” Click here for details

Literary Freedom Project is a Bronx-based 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization that seeks to restore the importance of social and cultural identity through reading. Towards this goal, LFP publishes Mosaic Literary Magazine; develops literature-based lesson plans and workshops; and presents One Book One Bronx and Mosaic Literary Conference.

March 12, One Book One Bronx meets at BronxArtSpaced