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 speak about books that inspire us and invite us to consider 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. Email joelle@joelletamraz.com for 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

August 20

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

A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
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