Tuesday, March 30 at 3:30pm – The Poets and Writers Reading Series offered by the Ohio Wesleyan Department of English presents:<\/p>\n
Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden’s raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age and reckoning with desire as a queer, biracial teenager amidst the fierce contradictions of Boca Raton, Florida, a place where she found cult-like privilege, shocking racial disparities, rampant white-collar crime, and powerfully destructive standards of beauty hiding in plain sight. As a child, Madden lived a life of extravagance, from her exclusive private school to her equestrian trophies and designer shoe-brand name. But under the surface was a wild instability. The only child of parents continually battling drug and alcohol addictions, Madden confronted her environment alone. Facing a culture of assault and objectification, she found lifelines in the desperately loving friendships of fatherless girls. With unflinching honesty and lyrical prose, spanning from 1960s Hawai’i to the present-day struggle of a young woman mourning the loss of a father while unearthing truths that reframe her reality, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls is equal parts eulogy and love letter. It\u2019s a story about trauma and forgiveness, about families of blood and affinity, both lost and found, unmade and rebuilt, crooked and beautiful.<\/p>\n
Best Books of 2019: Esquire, O, The Oprah Magazine, Variety, Lit Hub, Book Riot, Electric Literature, Autostraddle
\nFinalist: NBCC John Leonard First Book Prize Lambda Literary Award
\nNew York Times Book Review Editors\u2019 Choice Selection
\nPaste Best Memoirs of the Decade
\nElle Best Books of the Season
\nWashington Post Best Books of the Month
\nIndie Next Pick Indies Introduce Pick<\/p>\n
For day-of-event access, email\u00a0eng@owu.edu<\/a>\u00a0to receive a Zoom link.<\/p>\n