The Stowe Center is pleased to host a monthly book club to discuss works that embody the values of literary activism. Our book selections are from Stowe Prize shortlist and winners; works which engage with social justice, tell honest histories, and model how we can all be part of change for good. Please join us every second Wednesday of the month to discuss these important and timely books with guest hosts who will guide our conversation and offer diverse insight and perspectives.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote her bestselling Uncle Tom’s Cabin to address the injustices that she saw in society, that of the enslavement of and brutal violence against Black people in America. In doing so, she was part of a tradition of writing for change that continues with authors who inspire and energize us today, an act that we recognize as literary activism.
Hosted by Antoinette Brim Bell, Connecticut’s Poet Laureate, and Stowe Prize Selection Committee member
Hosted by Scott Gac, Professor and Director of American Studies at Trinity College, Stowe Center Board of Trustees member