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1:30 pm EST
October 1, 2023

St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Church, 157 Montague St

157 Montague Street Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Fiction

Crook Manifesto and The Stolen Coast

Enjoy readings and dialogue with two-time Pulitzer Award-winning novelist and 2017 BoBi Honoree Colson Whitehead as he shares the elaborate layers of his newest book Crook Manifesto. He is joined in conversation by novelist Dwyer Murphy (The Stolen Coast). This intimate conversation promises an exploration of the artistry, intellect and reflections that breathe life into fiction.

Participating authors

Colson Whitehead

Colson Whitehead

Dwyer Murphy

Dwyer Murphy

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Asian American Writers Worksop
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Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn Public Library
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College
The Center for Fiction
National Book Foundation
The New York Review Of Books
NYU
Poetry Society Of America
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
St. Francis College
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