fbpx
Reverse-Gentrification of the Literary World

Akashic Books

||| |||

Events Tag: The Plot Against Hip Hop

There are no upcoming events for The Plot Against Hip Hop.

Past Events

Nelson George – Brooklyn Book Festival, Brooklyn, NY

Killer Crime-Fiction: Crime-Fiction may inspire thoughts of a scandalous murder and a magnifying glass, but these novels are more nuanced, and related to the real world, than a simple detective hunting for clues. Joyce Carol Oates (A Book of American Martyrs), Nelson George (To Funk and Die in L.A.), and Ben H. Winters (Underground Airlines) […]

Nelson George, Ann Hood – Miami Book Fair International, Miami, FL

“City Noirs.” Featuring readings from Nelson George (The Lost Treasures of R&B), Ann Hood (Providence Noir), and Neely Tucker, followed by a book signing in the Orange Autographing area.

Nelson George – Brooklyn Book Festival, Main Stage, Brooklyn, NY

“David Simon and Nelson George in Conversation.” Authors and TV writers/producers David Simon (The Wire, Treme, Homicide) and Nelson George (The Lost Treasures of R&B, The Get Down) discuss the growing reliance on novelists as writers for television series, as well as other challenges of working in multiple formats and genres. Moderated by Farai Chideya (Innovating […]