Join us next week for two events featuring award-winning writer and cultural critic Kiese Laymon, author of the forthcoming memoir HEAVY, recently named a Fall 2018 Barnes & Noble’s “Discover Great New Writers” selection. On Tues., Oct. 2 from 4:10-5:30 p.m. in the Bayley Room of Beeghly Library, Laymon will present a reading from HEAVY, a powerful and provocative memoir that explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies and deception does to a black body, a black family and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse. This event will also feature a Q&A and book signing.
Then, on Wed., Oct. 3 from 4:10-5:30 p.m. in Merrick Hall, Room 301, Kiese Laymon will present the annual Butler Jones Lecture on race and society, titled, “What’s The Point In Lying If You Don’t Want To Get Caught?” These events are sponsored by the Department of English Poets & Writers Series, the Sagan National Colloquium and the Department of Sociology-Anthropology.
Start Date/Time: October 2, 2018 at 4:10 PM.
End Date/Time: October 2, 2018 at 5:30 PM.
Location: Other – Beeghly Library, Room: Bayley Room.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Department of English.
Contact: Amy Butcher at aebutche@owu.edu.