Wednesday, September 06, 2023, 7:00 PM.

Colson Whitehead is the author of nine novels, including The Underground Railroad, which received the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Heartland Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Hurston-Wright Award, and was longlisted for the Booker Prize. The novel was adapted by Barry Jenkins into a TV series for Amazon. Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys received the Pulitzer Prize, the Kirkus Prize, and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.

His newset novel. Crook Manifesto, the second book in his Ray Carney series, is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family.

Colson Whitehead will be joined in conversation with award-winning author Tochi Onyebuchi. His books include Goliath, Riot Baby, the Beasts Made of Night series, the War Girls series, and (S)kinfolk.

Register to receive a link to join us on Zoom or to watch the event in-person, projected on our big screen. If you can’t make it at the time of the event, register on Zoom to receive a link to view a recording afterwards.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering high-quality events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).