Showing posts with label Marlon James. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marlon James. Show all posts

Friday, October 8, 2010

The Book of Night Women - Marlon James

Reminder, Marlon James will be at the Rochester Public Library on Sunday, October 10 at 2:00 in the Auditorium.

Notes from the library catalog: Lilith was born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they--and she--will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings and desires and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman in Jamaica, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link.

Friday, October 1, 2010

Marlon James - Visiting Author Series

Please join us October 10 - 2:00 pm in the Rochester Public Library Auditorium
Marlon James will be talking about his recently published book,  The Book of Night Women.
Join us for this interesting interactive presentation.

Marlon James was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1970. He graduated from The University of the West Indies in 1991 with a B.A in Literature, and Wilkes University in 2006 with an M.A. in Creative Writing.
His second novel, The Book of Night Women, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, The NAACP Image Award, and The Minnesota Book Award, and was New York Magazine’s third best book of the year.
He is currently working on his third novel.
Find Marlon James online:
http://marlon-james.blogspot.com/
http://marlonjames.com/

Be sure to check out his great interview on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XcnJVWBfdI

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Visiting Author Series 2010 - 2011

Four fabulous authors will be joining us in the library over the next 7 months. Don't miss this series!
These are fantastic, interesting, unusual reads that are important for us to read. You won't be disappointed in any of these titles.
This is the line up - be sure to save the dates, mark your calendars now!

The Visiting Author Series is sponsored by the Friends of the Rochester Public Library.