Please join HYP for our second Coffee Tasting event of the fall at Good Brotha’s Book Cafe on November 18th from 5:30pm – 6:30pm.

Good Brotha’s Book Cafe, an extension of the Good Brotha’s Book Club, and is dedicated to exposing the Harrisburg Community to quality coffee and Black authors that you may not have heard of.

Whether you have a deep affection for coffee or you are taking your first sip, we would be excited for you to attend!

RSVP is required. Visit this link to RSVP: https://www.cogran.io/index.html?hyp

So the ol’ book club is at it again, with a longer than usual book for a longer than usual time period. Enter the challenge read, where we’ll have approximately 3 months to read a sci-fi classic, “Dune” by Frank Herbert. Dune is set on the planet Arrakis, the story of a boy heir to a noble family that rules an inhospitable desert world. His family is betrayed and destroyed, sending him on an unimaginable journey, where he evolves into a man of mystery, moving mankind toward an unattainable dream.

Besides it being a classic, another reason to read Dune is in recognition of the upcoming movie version, due out in theaters/streaming in late October. If possible, we’ll fit in a discussion of the movie; the focus will be on the book.

Programming note: we’ll be reading the first book of the Dune Chronicles (known as Book 1). The versions we’re seeing are approximately 700 pages, but can vary based on print size and format (i.e., hardcover, paperback, kindle). Feel free to e-mail Joe if you have a question about which book to get. To account for the length, we’re taking approximately 3 months to read and meeting in November.

RSVP and/or send questions to Joe Foner at joefoner1@gmail.com.

“State of Wonder”, by award-winning and bestselling author Anne Patchett, is the story of pharmacologist Marina Singh, who journeys to Brazil to bring back information about seemingly miraculous drug research being conducted there by her former teacher. Recalling such books as The Lost City of Z, and the film “Embrace of the Serpent,” it’s about choices, especially the ones we make in the name of discovery, as well as love.

The meeting is planned for outside, so please plan appropriately, including chairs, water, sunblock, etc. In the event of rain in the forecast, Joe will e-mail the zoom link to all RSVP’s the day before. Please RSVP and/or send questions to Joe Foner at joefoner1@gmail.com.

August’s book is White Teeth, by the acclaimed author Zadie Smith. It’s about the unlikely friendship (in later lives) of two hapless World War II vets – Samad Iqbal (from Bangladesh) and Archie Jones (from England). Through a look-in on their lives and the lives of their families, we get to see Great Britain in the midst of a consequential transformation. It’s also a look at London’s racial and cultural tapestry, venturing through the past and readying for its future, considering Britain’s former empire and its relationship with immigrants from the British Commonwealth.

*Committee meetings will be held virtually until further notice*

For information on how to join the virtual committee meetings, email arts@hyp.org or membership@hyp.org.