Live via Zoom: Bernardine Evaristo and Ruman Alam

Event image with cover of Manifesto and headshot of Bernardine Evaristo and Rumaan AlamPlease note: this event was originally scheduled to take place at St. Joseph's College but will now take place virtually via Zoom.

Live via Zoom:
Tuesday, January 18, 7:30 PM
Bernardine Evaristo presents Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

In conversation with Rumaan Alam
Part of the Brooklyn Voices Series

Tickets $5 (access only), $30 (book bundled for pickup) or $35 (book bundled for shipping)

Join Greenlight Bookstore and St. Joseph’s College as we welcome award-winning author Bernardine Evaristo for the virtual aunch of her new memoir, Manifesto: On Never Giving Up, as part of the Brooklyn Voices series. In Evaristo’s nonfiction debut, she offers readers an intimate and inspirational account of her life and career as she rebelled against the mainstream to fight to bring her creative work into the world. In her 40+ years of centering the stories and histories of Black Britons, Evaristo refused to let any barriers stand in her way. In conversation with bestselling author Rumaan Alam, Evaristo will discuss her theory of unstoppability, which helped her chart a path as a young actor and playwright in London, through political awakenings and activism, and ultimately led to her fierce determination to tell stories that were absent in the literary world around her. Don’t miss this evening of celebrating the power of resilience—and the importance of persisting in the work you believe in—with one of the most talented and inspirational writers working today.

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Bernardine Evaristo is the 2019 winner of the Booker Prize for Girl, Woman, Other, and the author of seven other books that explore aspects of the African diaspora. Her writing spans the genres of verse fiction, short fiction, poetry, essays, literary criticism, journalism, and radio and theater drama. Evaristo is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University, London, and Vice President of the Royal Society of Literature, and was named an OBE in 2020. She lives in London with her husband.

Rumaan Alam is the author of the novels Rich and Pretty, That Kind of Mother, and New York Times bestseller Leave the World Behind. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Bookforum, and the New Republic, where he is a contributing editor. He studied writing at Oberlin College and lives in New York with his family.

Bernardine Evaristo photo credit: Jennie Scott

Event date: 

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 7:30pm

Event address: 

245 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9780802158901
Availability: Not In Store / Available To Order (allow for shipping time to bookstore or direct-to-home)
Published: Grove Press - January 18th, 2022

Girl, Woman, Other: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner) By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780802156983
Availability: Available In Store Now (while supplies last)
Published: Grove Press, Black Cat - November 5th, 2019

Mr. Loverman By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781617752728
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Published: Akashic Books - April 1st, 2014

Lara: The Family Is Like Water By Bernardine Evaristo Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781852248314
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Published: Bloodaxe Books - October 22nd, 2009

Leave the World Behind: A Read with Jenna Pick By Rumaan Alam Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062667649
Availability: Available In Store Now (while supplies last)
Published: Ecco - November 23rd, 2021

That Kind of Mother: A Novel By Rumaan Alam Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062667618
Availability: Available In Store Now (while supplies last)
Published: Ecco - February 19th, 2019

Rich and Pretty: A Novel By Rumaan Alam Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062429940
Availability: Available In Store Now (while supplies last)
Published: Ecco - June 6th, 2017

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