Seekers Book Club: "Their Eyes Were Watching God"

On Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m., ages 18 and older are invited to Seekers Book Club to discuss Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. The group meets at the Langston Centre (315 Elm Street, Johnson City) on the third Thursday every month. Registration is required; call the Langston Centre at (423) 434-5785 to register and learn more. Call Adult Services at (423) 434-4454 for help finding a copy of the book.

Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered one of the great literary works of the 20th century. Hurston's work is a "luminous and poetic novel that celebrates African American culture and heritage boldly and brilliantly...it pays quiet tribute to a woman who, though constricted by the times, still demanded to be heard." (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006)

Seekers Book Club is a monthly book discussion group that reads classic and contemporary works by African American authors. The series is a partnership between Johnson City Public Library and the Langston Centre.