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Dorcas Circle BookClub
Healing for the Black Woman
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Embark on a journey of inspiration with our annual booklist, where we've handpicked transformative works by Black authors and storytellers. Each title celebrates themes of healing, self-love, resilience, and empowerment.
Coming 2027
The Dorcas Circle Book Club meets on the last Friday of each month at 7 PM.
We gather for reflection, conversation, and sisterhood as we walk through each month’s reading together.
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Prerequisite Reading
Up From Slavery
by Booker T. Washington
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Prerequisite Reading
Understanding and Loving a Person with Narcissistic Personality
by By Stephen Arterburn M.Ed., Patricia A. Kuhlman M.R.C.
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Sula
by Toni Morrison
ISBN: 9781400033430
Sula is a powerful novel about friendship, identity, and the choices that shape a woman’s life. Set in a Black community called the Bottom, the story follows two childhood friends—Sula Peace and Nel Wright—whose bond is deep, complicated, and ultimately transformative. Through their diverging paths, Morrison explores loyalty, betrayal, freedom, and the cost of defying expectations. Sula is a bold, haunting portrait of womanhood and the search for self in a world that demands conformity.
Dorcas Circle BookClub Fellowship:
January 29, 2027
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
ISBN: 9780060838676
A timeless classic of Black womanhood and self‑discovery, Their Eyes Were Watching God follows Janie Crawford as she journeys through love, loss, and the search for her own voice. Set in early‑20th‑century Florida, the novel traces Janie’s three marriages and the awakening of her independence. Hurston’s lyrical storytelling celebrates resilience, desire, and the courage it takes for a woman to claim her own life.
Dorcas Circle BookClub Fellowship:
February 26, 2027
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Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
by Maya Angelou
ISBN: 9780553569070
A collection of brief, powerful essays, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now offers Maya Angelou’s wisdom on living with purpose, courage, and self‑respect. With her signature blend of honesty, humor, and spiritual insight, Angelou reflects on identity, womanhood, faith, and the lessons that shape a meaningful life. This book invites readers to embrace their own journey with grace, strength, and gratitude.
Dorcas Circle BookClub Fellowship:
April 30, 2027
There will be no Book Club meeting on Good Friday. We honor this sacred day with rest, reflection, and reverence.
Our next gathering will resume on the regular schedule the following month on April 30, 2027.
