After 93 years the sole survivor. With the Third Generation owner. Think all of you for your support the authors like morgan would not be here today. Tonight im beyond thrilled to head him with us. To celebrate the release of her new book wandering in strain places. Morgan juergens jerkins i thoroughly recommend this. Also a visiting professor at columbia university. The short form work. Has been featured in the New York Times the atlantic Rolling Stone esquire in the guardian among many others. Based in harlem. Joining morgan in conversation. Born and raised in jackson mississippi that chilling professor. The author of the Long Division author. How to slowly kill yourself and others in america. Its also the author of the men were heavy. Named one of the best books. By the undefeated. The publishers weekly. In the library journal. The washington post. And Entertainment Weekly the San Francisco chronicle. In the New York Times critics. Without further ado. Please join me in welcoming hi
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 shes 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 abborn 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 xrays 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 Times novel shows weekly,
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