Book Of The Month:
Stash: My Life In Hiding
By: Laura Cathcart Robbins
A memoir as honest as it is arresting. Laura Cathcart Robbins traces her path from a privileged but deeply fractured childhood through addiction, recovery, divorce, and reinvention — all while reckoning with what it means to be a Black woman navigating spaces that were never designed to include her.
What makes this book remarkable is Robbins' refusal to soften the difficult parts or rush toward redemption. She gives equal weight to the shame and the survival, to the moments she failed and the moments she finally told the truth. Her voice is warm, wry, and unflinching — the kind that makes you feel less alone in your own hidden places.
Meet the Author
Laura Cathcart Robbins
We are so excited to announce that the author of this month’s Prairie Pick will be joing our book club discussion!
Laura Cathcart Robbins is an author, freelance writer, speaker, and host of the popular podcast The Only One in the Room. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Her recent articles in HuffPost and The Temper on the subjects of race, recovery, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. She is a 2022 TEDx Speaker, and an LA Moth StorySlam winner. Currently, she sits on the advisory boards of the San Diego Writer’s Festival and the Outliers HQ Podcast Festival. She lives in California.
Meet Your Book Club Host
Laura Bray
Laura is a voracious reader and prolific writer who loves the smell of books, learning about literature, and sharing the art of reading. She is the self-appointed librarian on her Substack, The Cozy Library, and shares her memoir essays and book recommendations there. She is the leader and host of Modern Prairie’s Prairie Pages, a virtual book club founded on the premise that community, friendship, and self-discovery can be found in books and talking about them.
Each month, Laura does a themed column for the Book-of-the-Month!
May’s Column: Summer Reading
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