Library EventIC Book Fest: Justin Torres

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Saturday, October 14, 2023 - 11:30am to 12:30pm

10/14/2023 11:30am 10/14/2023 12:30pm IC Book Fest: Justin Torres Justin Torres is the author of We the Animals, which won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, was translated into fifteen languages, and was adapted into a feature film. A graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he will read from and discuss his new book, Blackouts. Fellow Workshop graduate Jamel Brinkley will moderate. This event is in-person, and will not be streamed live. This event is part of the 2023 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public +

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Justin Torres is the author of We the Animals, which won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, was translated into fifteen languages, and was adapted into a feature film. A graduate of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he will read from and discuss his new book, Blackouts. Fellow Workshop graduate Jamel Brinkley will moderate.

This event is in-person, and will not be streamed live.

This event is part of the 2023 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.

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