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SUMMARY:Book Club: Counting Descent by Clint Smith
DESCRIPTION:NOMA’s book club meets monthly to discuss fiction and non-fiction books related to art in the museum’s collection and exhibitions. \nThis month’s book club selection is Counting Descent\, the debut poetry collection from Clint Smith in which a captivating coming-of-age narrative unfolds–one that challenges\, complicates\, and ultimately enriches our understanding of lineage\, tradition\, and the multifaceted nature of identity. \nRegister Now \n\nAbout NOMA’s Book Club\nNOMA’s book club is an informal group open to anyone on a month-to-month basis. You do not have to attend every meeting or read every book to participate. In addition to monthly book discussions\, the book club meets periodically for curatorial programs related to the book selections.  \nBooks are selected in advance and planned according to the museum’s exhibition schedule. Participants are expected to procure their own copy of the titles. Selections are also available at the NOMA Museum Shop\, where museum members receive a 10% discount. \nMeetings are held in person or via Zoom. All meetings begin at 12 pm. For more information or questions\, please email programs@noma.org. \n\nAbout the Book\nCounting Descent\nWinner\, 2017 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Award – Finalist\, 2017 NAACP Image Awards – One Book One New Orleans 2017 Book Selection \nIn the intricate tapestry of “Counting Descent\,” Clint Smith expertly navigates the nuances of belonging and dissonance. Through his poetic lens\, he guides us through the labyrinthine experience of being part of a community that fiercely and unapologetically celebrates the richness of black humanity. Yet\, this celebration exists in juxtaposition with the world outside\, a world that often distorts blackness into a distorted and unwarranted caricature of fear. \nSmith’s poems move fluidly across personal and political histories\, all the while reflecting on the social construction of our lived experiences. Smith brings the reader on a powerful journey forcing us to reflect on all that we learn growing up\, and all that we seek to unlearn moving forward. \n-description from Write Bloody Publishing \nAbout the Author\nClint Smith is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America\, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction\, the Hillman Prize for Book Journalism\, the Stowe Prize\, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\, and selected by the New York Times as one of the 10 Best Books of 2021. He is also the author of two books of poetry\, the New York Times bestselling collection Above Ground as well as Counting Descent. Both poetry collections were winners of the Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and both were finalists for NAACP Image Awards. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic. \nClint has received fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation\, New America\, the Emerson Collective\, the Art For Justice Fund\, Cave Canem\, and the National Science Foundation. His essays\, poems\, and scholarly writing have been published in The New Yorker\, The New York Times Magazine\, The New Republic\, Poetry Magazine\, The Paris Review\, the Harvard Educational Review\, and elsewhere. He is a former National Poetry Slam champion and a recipient of the Jerome J. Shestack Prize from the American Poetry Review. \nPreviously\, Clint taught high school English in Prince George’s County\, Maryland\, where he was named the Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Humanities Council. He is the host of the YouTube series Crash Course Black American History. \nClint received his B.A. in English from Davidson College and his Ph.D. in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in New Orleans\, he currently lives in Maryland with his wife and their two children.
URL:https://noma.org/event/book-club-counting-descent-by-clint-smith/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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SUMMARY:Teen Book Club 2026
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nTeen 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. \nTeen 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. \nThis 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. \nRegister for May 13’s Discussion \nRegister for June 12’s Discussion \nRegister for July 24’s Discussion \nRegister for August 7’s Discussion \n\nReading Selections and Meeting Dates\nWednesday\, May 13: Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon\nA quick\, inspiring read that helps creators navigate the fine line between inspiration and imitation.  \nFriday\, June 12th: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender\nAn empowering contemporary young adult romance about identity exploration\, unexpected connections\, and recognizing the love you deserve. \nFriday\, July 24th: Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older \nThe 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.  \nFriday\, August 7th: The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde\nJust 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.
URL:https://noma.org/event/teen-book-club-2026/2026-08-07/
LOCATION:New Orleans Museum of Art\, 1 Collins Diboll Circle\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70119
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