Event Lectures and Symposia Will and Jane 2.0: Classics Updated with Sayantani DasGupta and Brittany N. Williams
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 12, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - Room 202 (Level 2, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: Curiosity Stage Event Type(s): Author Presentations, For Teens and Adults, Panels Genres: Asian and Pacific Islander, Black and African American, Book Series, Family, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult
Part of National Book Festival ; 2023 National Book Festival
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Who says classics can’t be revamped? A modern retelling of Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility,” Sayantani DasGupta’s “Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute” follows teenage drama at a regency-themed summer camp. Sprinkled with Shakespearean references, Brittany N. Williams’ “That Self-Same Metal” follows 16-year-old swordsmith Joan as she navigates a fae uprising in 16th-century London. Moderated by NBC’s Eun Yang.