Event Lectures and Symposia Elizabeth Acevedo on Her New Novel “Family Lore”
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 12, 2023
3:45 pm - 4:30 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, Book Launches Genres: Caribbean, Family, Fiction, Hispanic, Literary Fiction
Part of National Book Festival ; 2023 National Book Festival
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What happens when someone who can predict the exact day of someone’s death hosts their own wake? Join Elizabeth Acevedo as she discusses her debut adult novel, “Family Lore,” in conversation with former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds. The novel follows the stories that define the lives of the maternal members of a single family as their secrets begin to unravel.