Let's talk books!

I'm excited to introduce a new book club in 2025!

With all the recent changes and uncertainty in the world, I want to get together and chat about memoir and true stories by women who made bold choices and defied societal expectations. Books that incite us to think about what makes an empowered woman. What choices do they make or fail to make? How do they recover and become who they want to be?

I'm delighted to have launched the book club with my mother and fellow memoirist, Dr Djenane Nakhle, who recently published her memoir, Finding Home: From Cairo to New York. Book club discussions are not recorded, but you can view our interview here.

Welcome to the club! I hope you'll join us at bookclubs.com to be notified of meetings and access the video link.

About the Book Club

Meetings take place every other month. We'll read from a variety of memoirs written by women from different cultures, upbringings, ethnicities, identities and points of view. The common thread is finding one's voice, defying patriarchical expectations, pursuing independence, and finding freedom.

Upcoming Meetings – 1PM EST / 6PM UK time

February 27 - Finding Home: From Cairo to New York by Djenane Nakhle

April 30 - Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis

June 25 - A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy by Tia Levings

July 9 - Henry's Classroom: A Special Education in American Motherhood by Amy Mackim

August 20 - The Secret Practice: Eighteen Years on the Dark Side of Yoga by Joelle Tamraz

Email joelle@joelletamraz.com for video link

Book Suggestions:

Manifesto on Never Giving Up by Bernadine Evaristo

The Only Way Through Is Out by Suzette Mullen

The Race to Be Myself by Caster Semenya

Tap Dancing on Everest by Mimi Zieman

I Am a Girl from Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
Worthy: From Cornfields to Corner Office of Microsoft by Jane Boulware