Join me Wednesday, April 1, 12:15-1pm, to discuss “The Third and Final Continent” by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Description: An Indian student arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1969, and rents a room from an eccentric old woman.
Cost: $20
Sign up HERE.
Hosted by Open Book Philly.
Note: Postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Date in fall 2020 TBA.
On Sunday, March 29, writers across the country will hold literary readings dedicated to voter awareness, access, and rights. Here in Philly, the Central Library (1901 Vine St.) will host the flagship event, Write the Vote PHL.
Twenty-four (and counting!) Philadelphia luminaries will assemble to read works from and inspired by Toni Morrison, who inspired generations of writer-activists. Readers include Anthea Butler, Emma Eisenberg, John R. Keene, Carmen Maria Machado, Amanda Marcotte, and Trapeta Mayson. They will be joined by representatives from voter advocacy groups Fair Districts PA, HeadCount, and the League of Women Voters, as well as from the Colored Girls Museum, which “honors the stories, experiences, and history” of girls from the African diaspora.
