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SUMMARY:February 2026 Banned Book Club - Between the World and Me
DESCRIPTION:Join us each month for thought-provoking discussions in the Banned Book Club\, where we will explore the powerful stories and ideas that have been silenced by book bans across America. Every month\, we’ll dive into either a book currently banned or one that examines the culture of censorship and its impact on society. Together\, we’ll challenge the limits of free expression\, reflect on the importance of diverse voices\, and discuss why certain books are under attack. Whether you’re reading for pleasure or actively seeking ideas outside your comfort zone\, each meeting offers a space for open dialogue\, critical thinking\, and a deeper understanding of the books that shape our world. Come ready to read\, reflect\, and resist! \nOur January book is Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Stop in or order your copy from Cavalier House Books Lafayette today! \nAbout the Book: \n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT \nHailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading\,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) \nNAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY • NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY • AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST TWO DECADES \nONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review\, O: The Oprah Magazine\, The Washington Post\, People\, Entertainment Weekly\, Vogue\, Los Angeles Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, Chicago Tribune\, New York\, Newsday\, Library Journal\, Publishers Weekly \nIn a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son\, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race\,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation\, and\, today\, threatened\, locked up\, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? \nBetween the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences\, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields\, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris\, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative\, reimagined history\, and fresh\, emotionally charged reportage\, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past\, bracingly confronts our present\, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward. \nCheck out Unite Against Book Bans’ book resumé for Between the World and Me. \n 
URL:https://www.lfy-cac.org/event/february-2026-banned-book-club-between-the-world-and-me/
LOCATION:Cavalier House Books\, 302 A Jefferson St\, Lafayette\, LA\, 70501\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Partner Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Lafayette Citizens Against Censorship":MAILTO:lafcitizensagainstcensorship@gmail.com
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