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"GOMOBAAT - Gathering Our Minds One Book At A Time". The Greener Reader is a consciousness raising book club focused on reading and discussing texts that address humanism, "Cli-Fi", sustainability, inequality, civil disobedience, the past and future of human integration with the natural world and with technology, existing and potential social, cultural, and economic norms and systems, and the “unspoken complexities of the human heart”. We meet (almost always) on the last Tuesday of every month to read together in silent solidarity, share what we're reading, and discuss the book of the month. 1-3 times a month we gather in public green space to read as well.
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Now - December 22nd vote on our options for 2021 reading list! Browse nominations here and vote here.

All options fall under one of the four themes of 2021

1) Books that challenge perceptions of history and/or offer counter narratives
2) Sci-fi, Cli-fi, or futurism 
3) Memoir or biography of a leader
4) Books related to Hawaii, preferably by a Hawaiian author or long-time Hawaii resident

I'll tabulate the vote, and make the list with preference for:

  • Indigenous authors/perspectives and Immigrant/first generation authors/perspectives  
  • Women authors 
  • At least 60% fiction
  • At least 80% under 350 pages
  • A quarterly Hawai’i-related book
  • Topics and stories that address humanism, climate change, sustainability, inequality, civil disobedience, the past and future of/human integration with the natural world, the past and future of/human integration with technology, debating existing and potential social, cultural, and economic norms and systems 

I reserve the right to assign any book over 320 pages to two months.
Tuesday December 22nd @ the zoom. 6 pm - 7 pm silent free read and potluck, 7 pm introduce each other and what we're reading outside of book club, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm discuss our 2021 options, hear the final pitch from those that nominated, option to change your vote, and finalize the 2021 reading list!

Tuesday December 29th @ Shana's Waimanalo chateau and zoom option. 6 pm - 7 pm silent free read and potluck, 7 pm introduce each other and what we're reading outside of book club, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm discussion of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives -- How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do, by Nicholas A. Christakis

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Would you like to donate and help Hawai‘i FEAST and Greener Reader launch the “Urban Honolulu: Little Free Diverse Libraries" project? This project will involve building and installing little free libraries and public murals, in the hopes of contributing to the discourse on race and equity issues in Honolulu. Our organizations consider books and art to be effective catalysts of reflection, critical thinking, empathy, and conversation on these topics within communities, or even small groups of friends, and we'd like to do our part in facilitating their circulation and implementation in Honolulu. We are inspired by the work of Sarah Kamya, a New York City school counselor who is collecting  book donations that amplify and empower black voices, and distributing those books to Little Free Libraries throughout the US.
What Are We Reading In 2020?

We gathered book suggestions from the most faithful Greener Readers and other bibliophiles we dreamed and schemed with throughout 2019. See what we voted for and when we'll meet to discuss them, and click to view what their other suggestions were if you're looking for recommendations! Also, support local and independent bookstores and make a custom order through Da Shop of any books on the list they don't already have in stock!
 
March 31st - The Lost Art of Finding Our Way by John Edward Huth (Da Shop is considering bringing it in, let them know you want it!)
June 30th - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (Da Shop will order more, let them know you want it!)
September 29th - Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Da Shop will order more, let them know you want it!)
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