Literary | Talks
N. K. Jemisin + Ijeoma Oluo
- 7PM
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N. K. Jemisin and Ijeoma Oluo
Celebrating paperback releases of How Long 'til Black Future Month? and So You Want to Talk about Race
Co-presented by BAM and Greenlight Bookstore
Three-time Hugo Award winning author N. K. Jemisin and New York Times bestselling authorIjeoma Oluo celebrate their respective paperback releases of How Long 'til Black Future Month?, a collection of short fiction about destruction, rebirth, and redemption, and So You Want to Talk about Race, a blend of personal anecdote, research and analysis meant to facilitate honest discussion about race and racism in America.
The two share the stage at BAM for an expansive discussion about the present and future of race and challenging the status quo of oppressive societies by imagining the experiences of the individuals who live within them.
Due to heavy traffic at the Peter Jay Sharp Building on September 24, please use the far-left entrance on Lafayette Avenue to enter and exit the event.
N. K. Jemisin is the first author in sci-fi history to win three consecutive Hugo Awards for Best Novel, all for her Broken Earth trilogy. Her work has also won the Nebula, Locus, and Goodreads Choice Awards. She has reviewed books for The New York Times Book Review and has been an instructor at the Clarion and Clarion West Writing Workshops. In her spare time, she is a gamer and gardener.
Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and “internet yeller” whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Guardian, among other outlets. She has been invited by BBC, NPR, and CBS Evening News, as well as countless offices, universities, conferences, and internet forums, to talk about race.
