Book Club Study: Black Cake
July 24 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor’s true history, and fulfill her final request to ‘share the black cake when the time is right’?-Summary courtesy of Novelist.
This discussion will be held in-person at Itasca Community Library.
Thursday, July 24, 2025
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
RSVP: Information forthcoming
Please arrange to obtain your own copy of the book for the discussion.
Please note, depending on your library, this title is may be available on Libby.
The first half of the meeting will be a traditional book club setting where library workers have the opportunity to participate in a discussion as “patrons.”
The second half will be devoted to our leadership topic, or nut-and-bolts session, where we share practical solutions to the problems and concerns of discussion leaders.
Our leadership topic will be: Balancing Best Sellers and Backlist