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SUMMARY:Reading for Change
DESCRIPTION:A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners\, shortlist\, and mission-aligned books. \nJoin David Perez DeHoyos from Freedom Reads for a community conversation about 2026 Stowe Prize winning book This Here is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry! \n\n\nFREE\nVirtual – invite friends across the country!\n6:00 – 7:15 PM EST\nNo requirement to read the book beforehand!\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n \n\nPrincess Joy L. Perry is the 2026 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winner\, author of This Here is Love (W.W. Norton & Company\, 2025)\, a powerful historical novel set in the 1690’s that explores love\, resistance\, and the human cost of oppression. Through evocative and unflinching prose\, Perry illuminates the psychological and moral complexities of a society built on bondage\, inviting readers to confront the enduring legacy of injustice while recognizing love as a force of survival\, connection\, and defiance. \n\n\nPrincess Joy L. Perry is the recipient of a Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship and a winner of the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation Award. Her short stories have appeared in All About Skin\, African American Review\, and Kweli Journal. Her debut novel\, This Here is Love (W.W. Norton & Company\, 2025)\, was named one of The New York Times 10 Best Historical Novels of 2025\, longlisted for the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize\, selected as a Library Journal Best Book of the Year\, and recognized as a BookBrowse Best Book of the Year. \n\nFacilitator \nDavid Perez DeHoyos serves as a Library Coordinator for Freedom Reads. As Library Coordinator\, David works closely with Department of Corrections leaders and staff to support increased access to the Freedom Library. He holds a B.A. in Sociology and Anthropology from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s degree in Counseling with a specialization in Higher Education and Student Development. \n David’s professional journey is deeply intertwined with his personal experiences including a period of incarceration. David channels his past experience into positive change\, focusing his work on increasing access to higher education in prisons and bringing awareness to the LGBTQ+ community within the incarcerated population.
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