Jayla Jumps In: Community and Double Dutch Saturday, November 14th 12:15 p.m. via YouTube About the Event Join author Joy Jones as she talks about her latest book, Jayla Jumps In, and teaches the importance of group sports and collaboration. Students will be given the opportunity to learn new Double Dutch moves and try fun […]
It’s About to Get Real: High School, Heartache, and Searching for Home Friday, November 20th 3 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Four YA authors tackle problems in love, school, and life in their novels. In Lori Goldstein’s, Sources Say, the school year becomes anything but mundane when scandalous posters are plastered around the school,
In Search of What is Lost Friday, November 6th 12 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event In Tea by the Sea, Donna Hemans takes her protagonist from Brooklyn to Jamaica in search of her seventeen year old daughter who was stolen at birth by the child’s Episcopal priest father. Marlon James calls Heman’s debut “a
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Poetry Night In Tuesday, November 10th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Our usual Poetry Night Out is now In, but that won’t hold back an inspiring evening. Four poets gather to read from their new works: Lisa Ampleman delves into the past with her book Romances, which explores the literary tradition of courtly
Re-Imagining the Classics Friday, November 20th 7 p.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Revisit one of the most epic quests in all of literature: Homer’s The Odyssey. Emily Wilson’s translation breathes new life into the tale full of monsters, gods, and adventure. Exploring this famous story from an entirely new angle is Madeline Miller with
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Women and Leadership in College Monday, November 16th 11 a.m. via Crowdcast About the Event Julie E. Owen’s new book, We are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For focuses on helping young women develop the skills necessary to succeed not only in their college environment, but also in the world. In this panel, she is
