The founders and organizers Boys Write Now and Girls On Fire (Peggy Savage) are proud to continue our "Black Men Read" Book Group.

This book group targets black men for the purpose of highlighting and modeling the love of reading by black men.

The group expects to attract 15 participants but will limit the group to 25 attendees. We plan to attract teen and diverse a range of readers to ensure intergenerational discourse and lively conversations.

This "Black Men Read" Book Group will meet up two-three times depending on the interest and demand, other meet-ups may be planned.

Freakonomics, A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The authors reveal how Conventional wisdom can often be wrong.

In the third chapter of Freakonomics, Levitt provides an in-depth discussion that shatters the conventional wisdom that most drug dealers are wealthy.

The book is highly readable with six chapters. In each chapter, the authors analyze a different social issue from an economic perspective.

There are a couple of ways for you to get a copy of the book:

Contact the Free Library of Philadelphia Wynnefield Branch 5325 Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 to reserve a library copy (215) 685-0298. (Please note there are limited copies available).

If you would like to purchase a copy of the book consider visiting or calling Uncle Bobbies Books and Coffee located in Germantown- 5445 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia (215) 403-7058.

School-Aged youth who register in advance will receive a free copy of the book.