A Conversation with Jessamyn Ward

Illinois Libraries Present

Join us for an evening with Jesmyn Ward, award winning author of Sing, Unburied, Sing and more.

Join us for an evening with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward as she discusses life, her literary vision, and her unique perspective on life, love, and loss. This is sure to be an incredible evening! Registration is required to receive the link to the live Zoom program.

Ward, hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, is the author of fiction, nonfiction, and memoir, including the critically acclaimed novels Sing, Unburied, Sing and Salvage the Bones, and the memoir Men We Reaped. In 2017, she became the first woman and first person of color to win the National Book Award for Fiction twice. A professor of creative writing at Tulane University and contributing editor to Vanity Fair, Ward’s many honors include the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and a Strauss Living Award.

Registration is required. Please enter THREE RIVERS LIBRARY as your home library.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).