Tuesday, April 13, 2021 — Social: 6:30-7 p.m. / Panel discussion: 7-8:15 p.m. Central
Free, open to the public, no registration required. Zoom link: https://Bit.ly/3qvYTcK
Claire Hartfield, moderator, YA nonfiction. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
Hartfield is the 2019 Coretta Scott King Author award winner for her account of the 1919 Chicago race riot sparked by racial inequities that remain central today.
Crystal Chan, middle grade fiction. All That I Can Fix
Chan has written two starred review books featuring mixed-race protagonists growing up in the small-town Midwest.
Amina Gautier, adult short stories. At-Risk
Gautier has received numerous prestigious awards for her three short story collections. She writes about the experience of African-Americans and Afro-Puerto Ricans in the northeastern United States.
Rita Woods, adult historical fiction. Remembrance
Woods is a first-time author who has received much praise for her work that mixes history and fantasy to tell the stories of four Black women across 200 years.
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