The MOCMS Book Club met at the Landmark Medical Center Board Room in Bloomington, Indiana on January 27, 2023, to discuss “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson.
This Dolly Parton recommended bestseller is a historical fiction inspired by the “Blue people of Kentucky” and how Cussy, a pack horse librarian, attempts to bring books to the Appalachian community. The author discusses the power of literacy to overcome bigotry, hate and fear during the Great Depression.