is the sole survivor now run by third-generation owner nancy. we want to thank all of you for your support. without our loyal to me to book lovers authors like market and kiese laymon we would be a a ty and was appreciative of it. so tonight i am beyond thrilled to have morgan jerkins with us to celebrate the release of her new book wandering in strange lands. morgan jerkins is the author of the new york times bestseller this will benefit undoing which i recommend. in the june editor at sort. she s a visiting professor at columbia university. her short form work is been featured in the new yorker, new york times, the atlantic, rolling stone, esquire and the guardian among many others. she s based in harlem. joining morgan in conversation is kiese laymon, born and raised in jackson, mississippi,, his professor of english at grade of writing a university of mississippi and author of long division and a collection of essays how to slowly kill yourself and others in america
incredible list that highlights minority business. it includes a lot of work about african-american businesses that i have contributed. all kinds of articles that you can find there as well. i will be sure to send that link thank you so much. on behalf of all of us at the museum, thank you so much. we had a terrific one hour with you. so informative. we know we will hear a lot more from you in your career. thank you. thank you. week nights this month we feature book tv programs to preview what is available every weekend on c-span2. tonight, as part of our 2020 year end review we focus on books on u.s. history. first historian hw brandt provides a dual biography of abolitionist john brown and abraham lincoln. then historian joseph talks about the lives of malcolm x and martin luther king junior with his book the sword and the shield. morgan jerkins looks at her family history through the late migration with the book wandering in strange lands. it all starts at 8:00 p.m
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destiny. and that was my experience. using the box at the top of the page. good evening everyone and welcome. before we walk into the discussion of morgan jerkins book wandering in strange lands i would like to share a little bit of history. stretching from union square they dwindled after 93 years. the sole survivor and now runs a third generation owner. we want to think all of you for your support. they would not be here today. and we are so appreciative of it. tonight i m beyond thrilled to have morgan jerkins with us to celebrate the release of her new book. also a visiting professor at columbia university. her short story work has been issued in the atlantic rolling stone l, esquire in the guardian among many others. joining morgan and conversation. it was the author of the long division. a collection of f8 essays. also the author of a memoir. shortlisted for the metal. named one of the best books in 2018. by the new york times. publishers weekly. the library libra
be here today and we are so appreciative of it. tonight i am beyond thrilled to have morgan jerkins with us to tolerate the release of her new book wandering in strange lands . morgan jerkins is the author of the new york times bestseller this will be my undoing quite thoroughly recommended. and the senior editor at sora come she s also a visiting professor at columbia university, her short form work has been featured in the new yorker, new york times, the atlantic, rolling stone, l, esquire and the guardian among many others, she is based in harlem. joining morgan and conversation is ãbborn and raised in jackson mississippi professor of english and creative writing at the university of mississippi the author of the long long division and the collection of x-rays: essays, how to slowly kill yourself and others in america. also author of the men were heavy, shortlisted for the andrew carnegie medal named one of the best books in 2018 by the young defeated, new york time