NOMA’s Teen Book Club is a summer reading and discussion group for teens ages 13-18, designed to build literary engagement and connect young people to the museum through storytelling, culture, and community.

Teen Book Club runs from May through August, with book selections from May through July relating to art and teen interests. In August, just in time for back to school season, our Teen Book Club selection will be a book that is included on the Louisiana English Language Arts required reading list.

Teen Book Club meetings will take place on Fridays from 1-2 pm. Participants can join in person in the Art Studio located on NOMA’s second floor, or via Zoom.

This program is free for all participants. You must be between the ages of 13 and 18 to participate. Participants must bring their own copy of each month’s book.

Register for May 8’s Discussion

Register for June 12’s Discussion

Register for July 24’s Discussion

Register for August 7’s Discussion

Reading Selections and Meeting Dates

Friday, May 8: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon

A quick, inspiring read that helps creators navigate the fine line between inspiration and imitation. 

June 12th: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 

An empowering contemporary young adult romance about identity exploration, unexpected connections, and recognizing the love you deserve.

July 24th: Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older

The first in the Shadowshaper Cypher series, a 2015 American young adult urban fantasy novel that follows Sierra Santiago, a Brooklyn graffiti artist who discovers her family uses art as a form of ancestral magic. 

August 7th: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Just in time for back-to-school, this month’s book comes from the Louisiana English Language Arts required reading list. An 1890 philosophical fiction and Gothic horror novel about a handsome young man who becomes obsessed with his own beauty.