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A History of the African-American People (Proposed) by Strom Thurmond, as Told to Percival Everett & James Kincaid (A Novel)

This reissue of Pulitzer Prize–winning author Percival Everett and Kincaid’s classic political satire lampoons conservative hysteria for a new generation

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Providential

Best-selling writer Colin Channer’s debut poetry collection tackles the unlikely literary figure of the Jamaican policeman.

On the Way Back

Kobbé’s hilarious social novel centers on a comically failed business venture on the island of Anguilla, brilliantly echoing A Confederacy of Dunces and Herman Wouk’s Don’t Stop the Carnival.

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6/14/26, 2:00pm

Jesse Malin presents Almost Grown, in conversation with Allan Jones.

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6/16/26, 6:30pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Matthew Ochs-Kaplan.

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