The Stacks Book Club - August 2024
Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo
The Stacks Book Club selection for August is Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom by Ilyon Woo. This winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in biography tells the story of Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple who escaped from Georgia in 1848 using a clever ruse to evade capture. The book is both a love story and an epic quest comprised of three journeys, as the couple dodge authorities and friends of their enslavers. The Crafts’ inspiring and remarkable feat is considered one of history’s boldest examples of self-emancipation.
If you want to read with us this month, here are some key dates to The Stacks Book Club read of Master Slave Husband Wife.
August 7th -- The Stacks Episode announcing our guest for the Master Slave Husband Wife episode
August 28th -- The Stacks Book Club Episode of Master Slave Husband Wife
September 3rd at 5pm PT -- The Stacks Virtual Book Club meetup to discuss the book. To participate you will need to join The Stacks Pack on Patreon. There, you’ll have inside access to the show, access to the Discord community, and more.
LA’s Black-owned indie bookstore Reparations Club offers you 10% off your copy of Master Slave Husband Wife using the code STACKS10 at checkout!
You can support The Stacks by purchasing this month's pick through my Bookshop.org or Amazon page as well.
I look forward to reading this captivating story with all of you.
Very excited to see this as the next book club pick, as it's been on my TBR! I just finished a book that wasn't my favorite, so ready to dive into something new.
Such a good book!