The Rooted Book Club will be a celebration of Southern writers and readers (yes, we’re expanding beyond the borders of Mississippi, though Mississippians will still feature heavily). A partnership between Rooted, the Mississippi Book Festival, Lemuria Books, and Friendly City Books, we’ll be reading works of fiction and nonfiction about the South and/or by an author with a deep connection to the South. Each month, Rooted editor Lauren Rhodes will announce the new book club pick and post a discussion thread. Near the end of the month, we’ll host a live Zoom conversation with the featured author. Anyone can register and receive access to the Zoom.

This January we’ll be reading The Steps We Take: A Memoir of Southern Reckoning by Ellen Ann Fentress. Ellen Ann will join us to talk about her book on Monday January 22nd at 7 p.m. CST. Register for the Zoom conversation here.