Our monthly book club continues this spring with titles selected in conjunction with the exhibition How Sweet the Sound: Gospel Music in Los Angeles. April’s book is David Ritz’s Respect: The Life of Aretha Franklin. May's selection is The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin, along with his essay Letter from a Region in My Mind. In June, the selection is Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes. Join us for a lively afternoon of spirited discourse co-moderated by author David Ritz and CAAM’s research librarian, Denise L. McIver.