Join us for a night of conversation with Robert Jones, Jr., author of The Prophets (a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction) and the Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition. Refreshments and seating are limited. Brooklyn College Student Center Bedford Lounge, Second Floor Wednesday, May 11, 2022 5 p.m. EDT To be added...
Join us for a ZOOM conversation with author Robert Jones, Jr.. Presented in conversation with SNMA Executive Director Hunter O’Hanian, Robert will discuss The Prophets. The event is free, open to the public, and conducted via Zoom. Tuesday, May 17, 2022 6:30 p.m. EDT Register here: https://bit.ly/37li58v Upon registering a link and password will be automatically...
Join New York Times-bestselling authors Frederick Joseph and Robert Jones Jr. as they discuss Joseph’s new book Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood. Friday, May 20, 2022 7 p.m. EDT 92nd Street Y 1395 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10128 Tickets are $25. Click here to purchase: https://bit.ly/3KLSOmo
The Historic New Orleans Collection’s popular Fine Print Book Club, a lively virtual book chat, returns June 1 with The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. “A singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that...
The Great Unlearn & Elizabeth’s Bookshop + Writing Center present “Rooted in Imagination: Queering the Future” Rachel Cargle is joined by Robert Jones Jr., and Raquel Willis for this timely discussion on Queer, Trans, and BIPOC works of literature targeted for challenges and bans across the country. The state of the QTBIPOC literary landscape, and...
Upworthy presents Danté Stewart (Shoutin' in the Fire), Robert Jones, Jr., (The Prophets) Joél Leon (A Book About Things I Will Tell My Daughter), and Frederick Joseph (Patriarchy Blues: Reflections on Manhood) reflecting on Black masculinity, manhood, and patriarchy on the occasion of Father's Day and Juneteenth. Saturday, June 18, 2022 9 a.m. EDT Instagram...
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is a holiday commemorating the emancipation of those who were enslaved in the United States. Until very recently, this historical milestone, which originated in Texas, was only observed in that state. Thankfully and rightfully, it is garnering more attention, official recognition and celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the...
NBC book critic Bill Goldstein and a multi-generational panel of writers reflect on the social and literary legacy of AIDS. Featuring: Bill Goldstein, author of The World Broke in Two Garth Greenwell, author of Cleanness Robert Jones Jr., author of The Prophets Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby Pamela Sneed, author of Funeral Diva America’s oldest AIDS organization, Gay Men’s...
The August Wilson African-American Cultural Center is honored to have Robert Jones, Jr. of Son of Baldwin as a part of our TRUTHSayers Series! This evening will have a 45-minute discussion followed by a 15-minute moderated Q&A. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7 p.m. EDT The August Wilson African-American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA...
Debut Author Panel with Melissa Croce and Robert Jones, Jr. Details TK. https://writersdigestconference.com/speaker/robert-jones-jr-1/ Saturday, July 30, 2022 3 p.m. The New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of the Americas (6th Ave) New York, New York 10019
Robert Jones, Jr. will be signing free copies of his debut novel, The Prophets, in the Penguin Random House booth at the 2022 Afropunk Music Festival. The festival itself, a celebration of Black art, boasts such musical acts as The Roots, Burna Boy, Isaiah Rashad, Lucky Daye, Freddie Gibbs, Earl Sweatshirt, Tierra Whack, Adekunle Gold,...
Few books have inspired, moved, and changed readers more than Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Few books have also been more challenged by those who would seek to censor and ban works of art. To honor its creator—a Library Lion and Lifetime Trustee—an all-star lineup of writers, actors, and thinkers will return to Morrison’s indelible work with readings,...
