Read It and Meet Book Club Meeting with Kim Vigue

Read It and Meet Book Club meetings are each led by a guest host, a different leader or personality from the Evanston community, who chooses the book to be discussed and leads the conversation. The goal is to gather a book-loving community to meet people behind the scenes or in the spotlight by engaging in thoughtful conversation about a meaningful work of literature or nonfiction. Attendance requires purchasing the book from our store and three free books are made available to attendees who may not be able to purchase a book. Participants are expected to have read the book in advance! These meetings are not intended to be lectures about the books, but rather discussions by people who’ve done some homework!

We will read Robin Wall Kimmerer's new and already beloved book . This meeting will be led by Kim Vigue, the Executive Director of the Gichicagamiin Indigenous Nations Museum (formerly Mitchell Museum of the American Indian). Kim selected this book because she loves how Robin Wall Kimmerer elevates Indigenous scientific knowledge and because the book aligns with the focus of the Gichicagamiin Museum.

Kim has served as Communications Director for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education and managed public health programs for various government agencies. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors for Northwestern University’s Block Museum and Visionary Ventures, a nonprofit organization that aims to develop equitable housing for Chicago’s Native community. Kim is also the Managing Partner and Founder of Wolf River Consulting. She is a citizen of the Oneida Nation and a descendant of the Menominee Tribe and lives in Glencoe.

At the meeting, Kim will give a short book talk, followed by discussion with the other members.

About the ticket levels:

Book club admission plus 1 copy of the book: $22

Admission + Scholarship book donation (helps make free copies available for some attendees): $28

Scholarship admission (free to register, 3 attendees will be selected at random from this list 10 days before the date of the book club meeting and the book will be available for them to pick up at the store. Winners must agree to attend the meeting.): Free

The meeting will take place on April 14 at 6:00 PM, with an informal Happy Hour from 5-6 PM. Books will be available for pickup in-store.

Host or Publisher Bookends & Beginnings