PAGES OF
CHANGE
a platform to explore impactful literature and contribute to the broader conversation about youth homelessness, coffee justice, and community.
Pages of Change: A Wildflyer Book Club is a platform to explore impactful literature and contribute to the broader conversation about youth homelessness. Wildflyer Coffee aims to create a space through this initiative where community members can come together, learn, and actively participate in addressing this critical issue.
We choose a book twice a year that focuses on poverty, housing instability, personal stories, and methods of solving homelessness. We meet at the Minneapolis Café on the last Saturday of the month for two hours (10 AM - 12 pM) for discussion, coffee, and pastries.
SPRING 2026:
The Monk of Mohka
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers is the true story of Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a Yemeni-American from San Francisco who dreams of reviving Yemen's ancient coffee industry, only to find himself trapped in his ancestral homeland during the outbreak of civil war in 2015.
Mokhtar Alkhanshali is twenty-four, unable to pay for college, and working as a doorman when he becomes fascinated with the rich history of coffee.
He travels to Yemen and visits countless farms, collecting samples, eager to bring improved cultivation methods to the countryside. In 2015 he is on the verge of success when civil war engulfs the country. The US Embassy closes, Saudi bombs rain down, and Mokhtar is trapped in Yemen, desperate to escape.
A heart-pounding true story, The Monk of Mokha weaves together the history of coffee, the ongoing Yemeni civil war, and the courageous journey of a young man--a Muslim and a US citizen--following the most American of dreams.
SPRING 2026 MEETINGS
#1: March 28
REQUIRED READING:
Book I and Book II
#2: April 25
REQUIRED READING:
Book III
#3: May 30
REQUIRED READING:
Book IV, V, and the Epilogue
FROM CARLEY:
“We believe in the power of storytelling to create awareness and inspire change. By delving into the narratives of those with lived experience in coffee, experiencing homelessness, and working with community, we hope to encourage empathy and understanding within our community.”
