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     Felicia Pride Unregistered guest Rating: N/A |
TheBackList.net and Akashic Books Present… KINGSTON COMES TO BROOKLYN A Reading with Marlon James and Christopher John Farley: Two of Today's Finest Young Writers of the Jamaican Diaspora Date/time: Saturday, September 24, 4:00pm to 7:00pm Location: Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery 334 Grand Avenue btw Gates and Greene, Clinton Hill/Brooklyn, NY; 718-638-8416 (C or G train to Clinton-Washington) Free admission! Wine and cheese reception to follow readings; Live DJs spinning dancehall and roots reggae ABOUT THE WRITERS MARLON JAMES, author of JOHN CROW’S DEVIL "Marlon James spins his magical web in this novel and we willingly suspend disbelief, rewarded by the window he opens to Jamaica (and a world) rarely portrayed in fiction." --Elizabeth Nunez, author of Bruised Hibiscus Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1970. An award-winning artist and writer, this is his first novel. He lives in Kingston. CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY, author of KINGSTON BY STARLIGHT “Kingston by Starlight is an extraordinary achievement. Filled with heart-racing voyages, exploits, and adventures—not to mention extraordinarily vivid and elegant prose—it surprises and amazes you at every turn. I could not put it down.” —Edwidge Danticat, author of The Dew Breaker Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and now lives in New York. He is a senior editor at Time magazine. For more information about this event, email Felicia@TheBackList.net or call Akashic Books at 212.433.1875. |
