If you have longed to explore urban fiction, then this book group is for you. Whether you are a passionate lover of the genre or have a mild curiosity about its characters, our monthly discussions will aim to illuminate and inform. Join us on the fourth Wednesday of each month & discuss street lit novels over light refreshments.

Copies of the books will be available for check out one month before each discussion. Discussions are held at Oak Park Public Library,Main Branch,unless otherwise noted.

May 23 - The Kid by Sapphire/at Bar Louie, 1122 Lake St.,Oak Park

June 27 - Extraordinary Ordinary People by Condaleeza Rice/at Taco Fuego, 722 Lake St., Oak Park

July 25 - Destined to Witness:Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany by Hans Massaquoi/at Lake Street Kitchen, 1101 Lake St., Oak Park

Aug. 22 - Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy /at Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles II, 543 Madison St.,Oak Park, IL

*Alternate location:Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles II, 543 Madison St.,Oak Park