September 9 & 16, 2025 Alumni and Friends Virtual Book Club

I Talk About It All the Time: A Memoir by Camara Lundestad Joof, translated by Olivia Gunn

Tuesday, September 9, 16
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Central Time

There is no cost to participate, but registration is required. You will need to purchase a copy of the book. It will be discussed over two sessions, with an option to listen to the author address the Luther community during the livestream of Opening Convocation on September 4 at 9:40 am.

Enrollment is limited to 40. First-come; first-served. 

"In this biting, lyrical memoir, Camara Lundestad Joof, born in Bodø to Norwegian and Gambian parents, shares her experiences as a queer Black Norwegian woman. Joof’s daily encounters belie the myth of a colorblind contemporary Scandinavia. She wrestles with the fickle palimpsest of memory, demanding communion with her readers even as she recognizes her own exhaustion in the face of constantly being asked to educate others. “I regularly decide to quit talking to white people about racism,” writes Joof. Such discussions often feel unproductive, the occasional spark of hope coming at enormous personal cost. But not talking about it is impossible, a betrayal of self. The book is a self-examination as well as societal indictment. It is an open challenge to readers, to hear her as she talks about it, all the time." - Summary from Goodreads

Discussion Leader(s):
Registration Deadline: September 2, 2025

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