Virtual Book Club: May 2025

Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our Virtual Book Club! Our May selection is Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah!

Bring your favorite beverage as we discuss this compilation of real-life stories. You are not required to read the book for the event and are encouraged to purchase the book at your local bookseller or borrow it from your local library!

Book Summary

Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of the Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly popular, highly controversial profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators, and prisoners are com­peting for the ultimate prize: their freedom. In CAPE, prisoners travel as Links in Chain-Gangs, competing in death matches before packed arenas with righteous protestors at the gates. Thur­war and Staxxx, both teammates and lovers, are the fan…