Celebrate the release of the paperback of The Prophets with author Robert Jones, Jr., in conversation with Torrey Peters, author of the acclaimed novel, Detransition, Baby. Brookline Booksmith Friday, February 11, 2022 7 p.m. EST RSVP: https://bit.ly/3r8Bwsm
Bookstagrammer and @allwaysblack curator Cree Myles kicks off the second annual Black Like We Never Left Read-a-Thon, a week-long virtual event celebrating Black fiction. This year’s event will highlight The Color Purple by Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author Alice Walker and will double as a fundraiser for We Need Diverse Books. On Saturday, February 12, at 12 p.m. (ET), Cree...
Join Robert Jones, Jr. in conversation with R.O. Kwon, author of Incendiaries and co-editor of Kink. Flyleaf Books Tuesday, February 15, 2022 7 p.m. EST RSVP: https://bit.ly/3AEpb21
Join Robert Jones, Jr. as he chats with Oklahoma State University Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies Lawrence Ware about the themes of Black Queerness found in Jones's novel, The Prophets. Oklahoma State University Department of Africana Studies Wednesday, February 16, 2022 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST RSVP: https://bit.ly/3HfNJ3W
Join Honorée Fanone Jeffers, author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois, and Robert Jones, Jr., author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Prophets, as they discuss writing truthfully about history at a time when truthful accounts of history are under assault and in threat of erasure. Literati Bookstore Friday, February...
A virtual Revolution Books author event with writer Robert Jones Jr. and his acclaimed new novel, The Prophets. Revolution Books Tuesday, February 22, 2022 7 p.m. EST RSVP: https://bit.ly/3sKQmF1
Join author Cleyvis Natera in conversation with Robert Jones, Jr. as they discuss Toni Morrison's work, Song of Solomon. Wednesday, February 23, 2022 7 p.m. EST Instagram Live @cleyvisnatera @thesonofbaldwin
Robert Jones, Jr. will be appearing live and in-person at the 2022 Tuscon Festival of Books (provided health and safety conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't require cancellation). For details regarding tickets and attendance, please visit the festival website. Robert will be appearing on the following panels: Forgotten Voices of the Civil War In this...
2021 National Book Award–honored authors Robert Jones, Jr. (The Prophets, Finalist, Fiction), Amber McBride (Me (Moth), Finalist, Young People’s Literature), and Jason Mott (Hell of a Book, Winner, Fiction) join us for a conversation on ancestors, ghosts, and community. Moderated by Hannah Oliver Depp of Loyalty Bookstore. Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation. Book sales and signings will follow. As part of the...
The Deep Literary South Join 2021 National Book Award for Fiction Finalist Robert Jones, Jr. (The Prophets) and Winner Jason Mott (Hell of a Book) for readings and conversation on the deep contributions of Black writers to Southern literature, including their own works. Moderated by Kiese Laymon, author, most recently, Heavy: An American Memoir. Presented in partnership with Coahoma Community...
National Book Foundation Presents: Robert Jones Jr. (The Prophets) and Jason Mott (A Hell of a Book), with W. Ralph Eubanks moderating. Thursday, March 31, 2022 2:30 p.m. University of Mississippi Center for the Study of Southern Culture Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3pvZDQu
Bookstagrammer and author of Bibliophile: Diverse Spines, Jamise Harper, and Robert Jones, Jr. in conversation about his novel, The Prophets. Be sure to bring a glass of favorite libation for the #LiteraryWineDown! Wednesday, April 6, 2022 7 p.m. EDT Instagram Live: @spinesvines and @thesonofbaldwin
