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Upcoming Events

Wyomia Tyus — Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

10/23/18, 6:30pm

Wyomia Tyus presents Tigerbelle at an event sponsored by the Global Sport Institute and the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at Arizona State University—”Raising a Fist to Taking a Knee.” Full program details [here].

131 Different Things — The Bindery, San Francisco, CA

10/23/18, 7:30pm

The San Francisco launch event for 131 Different Things with Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez, and Stacy Wakefield. The Bindery is the offsite events space for The Booksmith, located at 1727 Haight Street.

- “Evaporations” by Sacha Idell
- Death of a Rainmaker: A Dust Bowl Mystery
- Fame: The Hijacking of Reality
- Liza Jane & the Dragon
- 131 Different Things – signed, limited edition package w/exclusive 7″ vinyl
- “Dawn of the Aquarians” by Michael Diamond
- “Product of His Environment” by Myna Chang
Featured Titles

Featured: Black Interest

Lagos Noir (Nigeria)

West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria’s best-known authors.

Bronx Biannual: The Literary Journal of Urbane Urban Literature

A literary journal’s debut featuring writing from: Donnell Alexander, Federico Anderson, Dana Crum, Michael A. Gonzales, KRS-One, Michael C. Ladd, Ferentz Lafargue, Reginald Lewis, Adam Mansbach, Caille Millner, muMs, and Greg Tate.

Globetrotter & Hitler’s Children

The latest installment in Chris Abani’s critically-acclaimed Black Goat poetry series.