In January we will begin two long-term study, action groups born, of course, of books. One will focus on the climate crisis and the book edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine k. Wilkinson, All We Can Save. Every one of us has been affected by climate change, and those who are most vulnerable are also most challenged by the disasters brewing. But leadership on both sides of the aisle have not taken the bold steps necessary to save our planet, so once again, it’s up to the people. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis is a collection of writings from women in the climate movement. They have also created the All We Can Save Project whose mission is “to nurture a welcoming, connected, and leaderful climate community, rooted in the work and wisdom of women, to grow a life-giving future (allwecansave.earth/project). I’m all in, and I hope you will join me. The more diverse our circle is, the more voices we hear, and the broader our reach, so all climate activists are welcome! We will read one section (most sections are about 50 pages) of the book for each session, so that we can engage in deeper dialogue. Our first meeting will be Monday, January 10th at 7:00pm and we’ll meet every two weeks after for 9 more sessions. We will discuss the first section of the book at the second session. If you are interested in joining us, please send Linda an email at linda@cellardoorbookstore.com. We have plenty of copies of All We Can Save and look forward to seeing you on Monday, January 10, 2022!

We are also partnering with the Center for Social Justice and Civil Liberties for in-depth discussions of The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones. A dramatic expansion of The 1619 Project, the NYT Magazine’s award-winning reframing of the American founding and its contemporary echoes, placing slavery and resistance at the center of the American story.

Stories Heal –Thank you to all of you who donated last month! We took over $600.00 in books to RUHS! We are continuing our book drive for the Pediatrics Unit at Riverside University Health System (RUHS)– formerly Riverside County Regional Medical Clinic–to get new books in both Spanish and English to kids 0-18. The number of kids varies, but somewhere between 200-400 children in a month is not unusual. We’d like to give books to children and their families to take home as well as create a library in the pediatric playroom, so we have work to do. We invite you to join us. Click the button below to see how you can participate.

Our publishers are very concerned about all of the shortages and shipping issues we are facing. We are being warned that some books have already been postponed due to these issues and that we will run out of stock early in the season with limited ability to reorder. Cellar Door sees two options. 1) Get your holiday gifts early, and 2) If we don’t have what you’re looking for, please ask our amazing booksellers to give you some suggestions that might be as good as if not better than the books you were looking for. Thank you and be well!