Oliver W. Hill Book Club discusses The Cold Millions by Jess Walter
The Oliver W. Hill Book Club invites readers to explore various books dealing with the law, civil rights, and social justice in America. For our first fiction selection, we will discuss The Cold Millions: A Novel by Jess Walter, which describes the International Workers of the World, or Wobblies, who have been touted as America's only truly integrated labor union, at a time when women still did not have the right to vote.
Jess Walter is the author of seven novels, including Beautiful Ruins, The Zero, and Citizen Vince. He also wrote We Live in Water: Stories. His short fiction has appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. Mr. Walter will join us virtually for Q & A.
From Kirkus Reviews: "Irresistible hobo brothers, an evil tycoon, a pregnant union organizer, a burlesque star, and a shady private eye light up a tale of the great Northwest in the early 20th century...This tour de force is testimony to Walter's protean storytelling power and astounding ability to set a scene, any scene."
- Date:
- Monday, September 13, 2021
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Categories:
- Author Visit Book Discussion Virtual
- Audience:
- Adults
Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library.
Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.
Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.
In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.
A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
