"The Fighter in Velvet Gloves" by Annie Boochever

In 1945, Elizabeth Peratrovich, a young Alaska Native Tlingit, stood before the Alaska Territorial Legislative Session and gave a powerful speech about her childhood and her experiences being treated as a second-class citizen. Her heartfelt testimony led to the passing of the landmark Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, America’s first civil rights legislation.

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New members welcome!

Fireside Books' newest Book Club has selected "Less" by Andrew Greer for the May book club.

LESS by Andrew Greer

A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review).