The Joy Trip Reading Project presents Campfire Stories Vol. II (virtual)

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Join The Joy Trip Reading Project for an online discussion with Dave and Ilyssa Kyu, authors of Campfire Stories Volume II on Thursday May 18th, 2023, at 5PM Central Time (3pm Pacific Time). 

Inspired by America’s beloved national parks, Campfire Stories Volume II is a collection of modern prose, poetry, folklore, and more, featuring commissioned, new, and existing works from a diverse group of writers who share a deep appreciation of the natural world. While the original Campfire Stories captured many historic tales reflecting the first 100 years of the National Park Service, this completely new collection, focused on five different parks plus two long-distance trails (Grand Canyon, Everglades, Olympic, Glacier, and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails), depicts the parks as we know and experience them today. Contributors represent a range of rich and diverse voices, including from the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Award winners such as Lauret Savoy, Rae DelBianco, and Terry Tempest Williams; newer voices including Derick Lugo, Rosette Royale, and Ed Bok Lee; and even a poet laureate, Rena Priest--all share their unique perspectives on our national parks and trails. These new campfire stories revel in each park’s distinct landscape and imaginatively transport the reader to the warm edge of a campfire ring.

About the Joy Trip Reading Project

Organized primarily through the web-based platform Goodreads the Joy Trip Reading Project aims to encourage the reading and discussion of books by authors who identify as Black, Indigenous or Persons of Color. These writers and educators have a specialty in exploring the intersection of the natural world and the cultural identities of the human beings that live within it. With a focus on those whose experiences in the outdoors are traditionally marginalized due to racial discrimination, this discussion group will address the root causes of the inequities of access to wild places. Each month members of the club will engage in discussion on a specific title. If the author is willing we will have the opportunity to experience a  live, interactive forum on their book moderated by journalist James Edward Mills via a Zoom conference.