Julian Aguon in conversation with Rebecca Solnit celebrating the publication of No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon, published by Astra Publishing. This event will take place in Kerouac Alley, between City Lights and Vesuvio Cafe, between Columbus and Grant Avenues. It is free to the public. We highly recommend the wearing of facial covering for this […]
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Join Book People in celebrating Adam Soto’s new book Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep! He will be in conversation with Fernando A. Flores. The event will include a moderated discussion, a reading, an audience Q&A, and a signing line. Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 7:00pm Book People 603 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX […] |
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Join Kew & Willow Books to celebrate debut Latinx authors Christine Kandic Torres (The Girls in Queens) and Alejandro Varela (The Town of Babylon), as they discuss their writing journey and the importance of representing Queens in their books. This conversation will be moderated by Lupita Aquino (better known as Lupita Reads). Location: Kew & Willow Books, 81-63 Lefferts Boulevard, Kew Gardens, NY […] |
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The Golden Notebook (Woodstock, NY) IG Live conversation with Drew Broussard Thursday, September 29, 2022, 7:00pm ET |
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Sadie Dupuis, Melissa Lozada-Oliva, and Michael DeForge will be appearing in person at Rough Trade NYC, for a conversation and book signing with moderator Arti Gollapudi, supporting all of their newly released books on Friday, September 30th at 6pm. Vanessa A. Bee, author of HOME BOUND, and Jeanna Kadlec, author of Heretic: A Memoir (HarperCollins, October 25), read from their forthcoming memoirs and discuss their experiences leaving the evangelical church, finding new definitions of home and community, and then writing about these experiences. Location: N+1: 37 Greenpoint Avenue #316, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Part of the […] |
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Widespread outrage over recent instances of police violence has revealed that we may be in an unprecedented political moment: one in which people from all walks of life are re-evaluating the police, punishment, and prisons as solutions for harm. Join Mariame Kaba (No More Police: A Case for Abolition, co-authored with Andrea J. Ritchie), Derecka Purnell (Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, […] |
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Howard University MSRC International Black Writers Festival October 6 - 7, 2022
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Alta L. Price will be moderating a panel "Translation as Archipelagic Thinking" at the 2022 Singapore Literature Festival in New York on October 6. 
Thursday, October 6th – Join us for Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at Off Square Books in Oxford, MS Showtime: 6 pm CT Featuring: Adam Soto for his new release Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep. |
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October 7 da Shop With Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua Honolulu, HI 5pm HT |
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Join Solid State Books in store to hear Vanessa A. Bee discuss her biography Home Bound in conversation with Briahna Joy Gray. This is an IN PERSON, IN STORE event, please RSVP here. Launch: Solid State Books Washington DC Conversation with Briahna Joy Gray Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:00pm ET In-person |
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Charis welcomes Vanessa A. Bee and Josie Duffy Rice for a discussion of Home Bound: An Uprooted Daughter's Reflections on Belonging. In this singular and intimate memoir of identity and discovery, Vanessa A. Bee explores the way we define “home” and “belonging” — from her birth in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to her adoption by her aunt and her aunt’s […] |
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Vanessa A. Bee joins Greedy Reads Remington on Tuesday, October 18, at 7pm to discuss the release of her memoir Home Bound: An Uprooted Daughter's Reflections on Belonging. Vanessa will be in conversation with Pete Davis. Greedy Reads Baltimore, MD Conversation with Pete Davis Tuesday, October 18, 2022 7:00pm ET In-person |
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The Africa Center Manhattan, NY Wednesday, October 19, 2022 In-person |
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Thursday, October 20 at 7PM Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse, 3128 Greenmount Ave, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA |
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HOME BOUND author Vanessa A. Bee joins Sanaë Lemoine (author of The Margot Affair) for an in-person conversation. In this singular and intimate memoir of identity and discovery, Vanessa A. Bee's HOME BOUND explores the way we define “home” and “belonging” — from her birth in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to her adoption by her aunt and […] |
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Loyalty is overjoyed to host Vanessa A. Bee and Nicole Chung for a virtual event celebrating Home Bound: An Uprooted Daughter's Reflections on Belonging! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast. Click here to register for the event with a donation of any amount of your choice. You can also order the book below to be automatically added to […]
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Exile in Bookville (Chicago, IL) Conversation with Gus Moreno Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 7:00pm CT |
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Debuts & Redos PT Knitwear Manhattan, NY Wednesday, October 26, 2022 In-person
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Storyhouse Bookpub (Des Moines, IA) Conversation with Daniel Bosman Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 7:00pm CT |
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Thursday, October 27 Keynote Address and Moderated Q+A Cleveland, OH In-Person October 27, 2022 - 7:00pm CT Prairie Lights Bookstore Please join us for a reading and conversation with Adam Soto in celebration of the release of his book Concerning Those Who Have Fallen Asleep: Ghost Stories (Astra House, 2022). He will be joined in conversation by Nickolas Butler. |
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Social Justice Solutions featuring Derecka Purnell in Conversation with Kiese Laymon November 1, 2022 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CDT Houston, TX In-person
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Porter Square Books Cambridge, MA Conversation with Nora Caplan-Bricker Tuesday, November 1, 2022 In-person |
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Southeastern Louisiana University 16th Annual Social Justice Speaker Series “Race, Law, and Victimization” Hammond, LA November 2, 2022 |
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Texas Book Festival (Austin, TX) Saturday, November 5 –Sunday November 6, 2022 |