Immanuel Reads: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
Wed, Jul 22
|Immanuel Parish House porch
Join us on the Parish House porch for a book discussion led by Immanuel member Virginia Riggs
Time & Location
Jul 22, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Immanuel Parish House porch, 1105 N Waverly Pl, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
About the event
All are welcome to gather on the porch (or Parlor if weather dictates) to join Immanuel member Virginia Riggs for discussion on the novel Kindred, described by one reviewer as “a marvel of imagination, empathy, and detail.” Moving from the 1970s back through time to antebellum slavery, Kindred examines the legacy of trauma of those who were enslaved. A limited number of copies of the book are available to borrow in the Johnstone Library.
From Amazon:
"I lost an arm on my last trip home. My left arm." Dana's 26th birthday celebration ends when she's ripped from 1976 California and thrust onto a Maryland slave plantation in 1815. Her mission: keep alive the white boy who will grow up to assault her ancestor—because without him, she'll never be born. Every trip back grows more dangerous. Dana feels the lash, wears the chains, endures the daily terror that defined millions of lives. She…