Books & Bites: The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett

Books & Bites will discuss The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett. Separated by their embrace of different racial identities, two mixed-race identical twins reevaluate their choices as one raises a black daughter in their southern hometown while the other passes for white with a husband who is unaware of her heritage. – Baker & Taylor. 

Borrow a book from the library or download from the Libby app.

Num Thai Sushi Bar & Restaurant 103200 Overseas Hwy. Key Largo

5pm Dinner (optional), 6pm Book Club

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett review – a twin's struggle to 'pass' for white

'The Vanishing Half' Counts The Terrible Costs Of Bigotry And Secrecy

Free Access to the NYT through the library website 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/books/review-vanishing-half-brit-bennett.html

Brit Bennett Live Chat with Elizabeth Day (Youtube, 48m)

Author Brit Bennett talks about her book, ‘The Vanishing Half’ (GMA, 5m)