Bimonthly Sapphic Book Club: On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Schofield

As they say, ya need to read more books (as a writer) to grow as a writer!

This will be a bimonthly reoccurring Sapphic Book Club.

This bookclub is to encourage Sapphic Writers to take some time out of their busy schedule and dedicate some time to read as a writer and to also diversify their reading.

• Location: Atlanta, GA - As always, to support venue, feel free to purchase a beverage or food!
• When: April 11, 2026 - Saturday at 11am-2PM.
• Book: On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Schofield
• We encourage purchasing at a local ATL bookstore (if they have it): Charis Books & More, Bookish ATL, the Lavender Bookshop, or even the library!

BLURB:
"In this sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut, a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of southern Georgia and must contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of all, the truth about herself.

When Judith Rice fled her childhood home, she thought she’d severed her abusive mother’s hold on her. She didn’t have a plan or destination, just a desperate need to escape. Drawn to the forests of southern Georgia, Jude finds shelter in a house as haunted by its violent history as she is by her own.

Jude embraces the eccentricities of the dilapidated house, soothing its ghosts and haints, honoring its blood-soaked land. And over the next thirteen years, Jude blossoms from her bitter beginnings into a wisewoman, a healer.

But her hard-won peace is threatened when an enigmatic woman shows up on her doorstep. The woman is beautiful but unsettling, captivating but uncanny. Ensnared by her desire for this stranger, Jude is caught off guard by brutal urges suddenly simmering beneath her skin. As the woman stirs up memories of her escape years ago, Jude must confront the calls of violence rooted in her bloodline.

Haunting and thought-provoking, On Sunday She Picked Flowers explores retribution, family trauma, and the power of building oneself back up after breaking down."

Keep in mind, reading can be so subjective! So while reading, answer these questions:

1. Notice how the author hooks you at the start of a chapter and leaves you wanting more at the end (If not, how do you think they could have done so).
2. Notice the POV and tense choice, and why do you think they went with that choice? Or why do you think they should've down differently?
3. Annotate or write down new ways to show vs tell - ways the author was creative in showing (or where they could have done better in your opinion)
4. Write down when the book evoked emotions for you and how it hit those emotional beats and how the author did well in doing so (or where they could have done better).
5. Identify where scenes moved quickly and or didn't and how it benefitted the story or how it did not benefit the story.
6. Track how characters change over or time (or don't) and analyze how that impacts the story.
7. Examine the sentence structure or dialog tags.
8. Does the Author use sensory details? Identify how they use sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch to build the world, make it feel real, and ground the reader.
9. Identify the stakes and motivations of the main character.
10. What did you learn from this Book/Author (to do or not to do).
11. What would you rate this book via a Writer's lens in stars?
12. What would you rate this book via Reader's lens in stars?

Feel free to Copy and Paste these questions on a document to write your notes - and to share at the meetup :)

So excited to read this book and talk about it with you all!

In the Future- We will do a Book Wheel to randomly select the book from RSVP'd Member's book requests. Can be any genre. Reminder, books must be sapphic written by sapphics. We are open to Self-published and Traditionally published book requests.
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A space for Sapphic Creatives to hone their craft and build community and socialize in Metro ATL.

Have you been wanting to get back into writing? Looking for a sapphic writing community? Join our events to get inspired with our writing prompts, body doubling takeovers, and Bimonthly Bookclub!

Our aim is to create a safe space for sapphic people to foster creativity, encourage self-expression, and a sense of community.

No prior writing experience is necessary – all skill levels are welcome.
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First No Show/UNRSVP is given the benefit of the doubt! Sickness, accidents and emergencies happen! Members who have perfect attendance, and or are new attendees can RSVP for free.

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