Thousand Voices Book Club (Spring 2026)

Spring 2026

Thousand Voices Book Club

In partnership with the Thousand Voices imprint, this Journey invites mentors and mentees to explore contemporary literature. Participants will close-read three books and discuss them at monthly Journey Meetings. We’ll focus, in particular, on reading as writers and taking note of the ways each author crafts their story.

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Learning Objectives

Analyze Key Story Elements

Examine character development, plot structure, and prose style in the chosen novels to deepen literary understanding.

Connect Literature to Context

Relate themes and narratives to current events and historical moments for richer interpretation.

Engage with Literary Criticism and Theory

Explore critical perspectives and theoretical frameworks to enhance analysis of the texts.

Read Critically as Writers

Study the authors’ craft to inform your own writing.

Thousand Voices Book Club Community Experiences

Participants are required to attend one Journey Live Meetings each month throughout the cycle. Additionally, you can schedule 1:1 office hours with the Journey Instructor for individual assistance as needed.

Spring Cycle Journey Meetings:

Saturday, March 28, 2026, 12-1:30 pm ET
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 12-1:30 pm ET
Saturday, May 23, 2026, 12-1:30 pm ET

If you’re unable to attend a Journey meeting, you must notify your Staff Lead in advance and attend a community event to make up for it—strongly recommended options for this journey include Leadership Community Studios, Community Conversations, and Career Chats.

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Thousand Voices Book Club Courses

Thousand Voices Book Club
This course is designed to help develop critical thinking skills, engage with literary criticism, and form a reading practice. Specific topics range from active reading to review writing to connecting stories to current events.

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Thousand Voices Book Club Mentoring

Mentors and mentees in the Thousand Voices Book Club Journey will be matched for a minimum of one cycle. Pairs will meet for at least two hour-long sessions each month. This journey is open to both mentor/mentee pairs and peer-to-peer pairs.

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Journey Teaching Artist

Annaya Baynes

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Annaya Baynes (she/they) is a Community Coordinator. They graduated from Spelman College with a Bachelor of Arts in English and French. As an undergraduate, she worked on Spelman’s social justice podcast, The Blue Record, and the reproductive justice-oriented podcast Black Feminist Rants. Annaya has interned at various publishing houses, including Penguin Random House, Macmillan, and The Feminist Press. They have a deep love for literature and film. She is a Master’s student at NYU’s Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies.

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