Hi friends, Just a quick update and reminder for our friends in Philly: You can join Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon at the Philadelphia Free Library this Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. for a live edition of Reckon True Stories featuring Tre Johnson, author of the book Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy. … Read More
Join us for more Ursa live events in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Dear friends, We’ll keep this brief — we are just one week away from Ursa’s first-ever live storytelling event in Brooklyn! Join us Wednesday, July 9, at The Center for Fiction for a night of storytelling hosted by Deesha Philyaw, Dawnie Walton, and Kiese Laymon. We’ll be celebrating two amazing authors and their debut collections: … Read More
Join us for a night of storytelling on July 9 at The Center for Fiction.
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