Jesmyn Ward and Elizabeth Gilbert tickets

The Onward Book Club was created to support and celebrate the work of Black female authors. Our mission is to share with readers and their book clubs important voices both established and emerging, and the vital stories they tell in various genres about where we come from, who we are, and where we are heading. Here’s how it works: Elizabeth Gilbert announces a bimonthly selection on Instagram, followers read the book and submit questions and comments, and Elizabeth and the featured author then meet on Instagram live for an hour-long interview. These conversations have been at turns inspiring, thought-provoking, surprising, weighty, and hilariously funny.