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Author Deep Dive: Percival Everett

Adults
2025-04-02 14:00:00 2025-04-02 15:30:00 America/New_York Author Deep Dive: Percival Everett Join librarians from Orange and Beachwood branches as we explore the work of award-winning author Percival Everett in this 4-week, in depth discussion series. Orange Branch - The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Room (A/B) (75)

Wednesday, April 02
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-02 14:00:00 2025-04-02 15:30:00 America/New_York Author Deep Dive: Percival Everett Join librarians from Orange and Beachwood branches as we explore the work of award-winning author Percival Everett in this 4-week, in depth discussion series. Orange Branch - The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Room (A/B) (75)

Orange Branch

The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Room (A/B) (75)

Join librarians from Orange and Beachwood branches as we explore the work of award-winning author Percival Everett in this 4-week, in depth discussion series.

Everett is a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California who has written in numerous genres, including western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction. His work is often satirical and aimed at exploring race and identity issues in the United States.

For this series, we will be asking participants to read from multiple titles by the author. Much attention will be paid to his most recent book, James, a reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. It won the 2024 National Book Award for Fiction. The program will also sample other texts from Everett's large body of work. 

A syllabus with details on weekly topics and readings will be e-mailed to all registered participants prior to the first discussion.

Copies of James and other selected texts will be held on reserve at the Orange and Beachwood branches starting March 1st.

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

Orange Branch
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Phone: 216.831.4282
Fax: 216.831.0714
Branch manager
Ginaya Willoughby
Hours
Mon, Apr 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 02 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 03 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM
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About the branch

Located in Pepper Pike, the Orange Branch offers a cozy fireplace reading area, community meeting spaces and a full service drive-up window. The branch’s interactive children’s area features artwork from the book Aesop’s Fables by the late beloved illustrator Jerry Pinkney.

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Author Deep Dive: Percival Everett - Adults
Wed, Apr 30, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Room (A/B) (75)
Join librarians from Orange and Beachwood branches as we explore the work of award-winning author Percival Everett in this 4-week, in depth discussion series.
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The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Room (A/B) (75)
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