{"id":42,"date":"2016-07-11T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/bookofaddis\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2018-05-25T05:17:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T05:17:39","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/bookofaddis\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE ‘BOOK OF ADDIS’ #BOOKTOURSOLIT<\/h2>\n

\"BOOK<\/p>\n

2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n

2\/22\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

African American Read-In, Broad Run High school<\/p>\n

6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

NEW YORK, NY<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magical Realism Book Talk, Girls Write Now<\/p>\n

1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

5\/30<\/strong><\/p>\n

BALTIMORE, MD<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writers Haven Show with V. Helena<\/p>\n

6\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

AUSTIN, TX<\/strong><\/p>\n

African American Book Festival<\/p>\n

Carver Library<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:30 a.m. ‘Book of Addis’ Author Showcase<\/p>\n

12:30 p.m. ‘Book of Addis’ Book Talk and Signing<\/p>\n

Carver Museum Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n

2:00 p.m. panelist The Future Is Now: Achieving Wakanda in Practice and Promise<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/h2>\n

2\/4<\/strong>
\nATLANTA, GA<\/strong>
\nSheraton Atlanta Hotel<\/p>\n

2\/12<\/strong>
\nORLANDO, FLORIDA<\/strong>
\nAfrican-American Read-In
\nOrange County Library, 2-4 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2\/13<\/strong>
\nORLANDO, FLORIDA<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Central Florida
\nSigning & Book talk with Dr. Richard Brunson<\/p>\n

Nicholson School of Communications Auditorium, 6:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/22<\/strong>
\nCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA<\/strong>
\nUVA- Virginia Festival of the Book
\nSecrets & Lies: Haunting Historical Fiction
\nCentral JMRL Library 4 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n201 E Market Street<\/p>\n

3\/23<\/strong>
\nCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA<\/strong>
\nUVA- Virginia Festival of the Book
\nUVa Harrison Institute \/ Small Special Collections, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUVa Central Grounds, 160 McCormick Rd,<\/p>\n

To book Brooke for a 2017 tour stop with your book club, school, church or organization, email press@bookofaddis.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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BOOK OF ADDIS author Brooke C. Obie at her alma mater Hampton University for the BOOK OF ADDIS COLLEGE TOUR stop on September 28, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

FROM #BOOKTOURSOLIT 2016<\/h3>\n

JUNE 20: REDEEMER CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Redeemer Writers Reading Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-9p\u00a0<\/strong>1166 Avenue of the Americas (between 45th & 46th Streets)\u00a016th Floor<\/p>\n

JULY 3: VA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Book Launch Party, Reading, Author Q&A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video and pictures here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

JULY 16: OXFORD,\u00a0UK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Callaloo Writers’ Workshop<\/strong><\/p>\n

10 a.m.<\/strong> The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities<\/span>
\nHumanities<\/span> Division<\/span>, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Humanities<\/span>,
\nRadcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG, UK<\/p>\n

Photos and event recap here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

AUGUST 5: VA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Private book signing and author Q&A<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER\u00a024:\u00a0NEW ORLEANS, LA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Community Book Center\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"brooke-obie-flyer-9-24\"<\/p>\n

12 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a02523 Bayou Rd.<\/p>\n

Photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER 28: HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Harvey Library Meeting Room<\/p>\n

4-5 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0130 E Tyler St, Hampton, VA 23669<\/p>\n

Photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER 29: NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY, VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Madison 107<\/p>\n

1:30-3:00<\/strong>\u00a0p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OCTOBER 3: NEW YORK CITY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"bks_powerofblackwomen_oct2016_instagram_01\"<\/p>\n

Black Women and Identity in Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n

Housing Works Bookstore<\/p>\n

7:00-8:30\u00a0<\/strong>126 Crosby St, New York, NY 10012<\/p>\n

Photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

OCTOBER 5: NORTH CAROLINA A&T, NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"brooke<\/p>\n

6 p.m. GPB Auditorium<\/strong><\/p>\n

OCTOBER 6: ELON UNIVERSITY, NORTH CAROLINA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Author of the Month Luncheon, African & African American Studies at Elon University<\/p>\n

4 p.m.<\/strong> Public Talk: The Power of Writing in the Vernacular<\/p>\n

OCTOBER 21: HOWARD UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE, WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"howard-flyer\"<\/p>\n

In conversation with Octavia Butler Scholar Dr. Gregory Jerome Hampton<\/p>\n

4\u00a0p.m.<\/strong> Howard University Bookstore<\/p>\n

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NOVEMBER 4: MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, MACON, GA<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Congressman

Congressman John Lewis<\/p><\/div>\n

Black Law Students Association Alumni Weekend<\/p>\n

3:15-4:15 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOVEMBER 15: BROOKLYN, NYC<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Animal Farm Reading Series<\/p>\n

594 Union Avenue<\/p>\n

8 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NOVEMBER 26: BARNES & NOBLE, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Brooke

Brooke Obie Marissa Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n

12-4 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>Meet the author<\/p>\n

5 p.m.\u00a0<\/strong>‘Book of Addis’: Faith & Spirituality as Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Award-winning writer and author of BOOK OF ADDIS: CRADLED EMBERS Brooke C. Obie in conversation with Seattle activist and journalist Marissa Johnson on the role of faith and spirituality in revolution.<\/p>\n

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