MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas Book Club: August Discussion

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THE EVENT The MahoganyBooks & Very Smart Brothas book club is excited to announce our June book, Binti: The Complete Trilogy written by acclaimed author Nnedi Okorafor. "Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, [is] the story of one extraordinary girl's journey...".  "Equal parts thriller, adventure, and quest, this work also serves as a timely parable about the power of educating girls. In spite of every possible obstacle, Binti is a girl determined to succeed, whose acute intellect will save her world." -- Library Journal (starred review)  Open to the public, as well as, live streamed to Facebook, the MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas book club is a monthly book club that reads a wide range of books written for, by, or about people of the African Diaspora then meets the first Friday of the following month to discuss and debate the book and its associated themes. Join the MahoganyBooks + Very Smart Brothas Book Club on September 6, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for what promises to be a fun and engaging book discussion. THE BOOK In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey. But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination. There is more to the history of the Medusae--and their war with the Khoush--than first meets the eye. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the inhabitants of the unsuspecting planet that houses Oomza Uni, it will take all of her knowledge and talents to broker the peace.  THE SPONSOR VerySmartBrothas is an award-winning blog about pop culture, race, and relationships. Damon Young and Panama Jackson are the two writers of the blog. They are awesome.