Lit 16 Powers: Activate!
Lit 16ers Jamila Minnicks and Chantal James team up for an event in Alexandria, Virginia.
When Deesha Philyaw, Kiese Laymon, and I started the Lit 16, one of our hopes was that the literary artists chosen would gain opportunities from the exposure, pay them forward, and continue in the tradition of community-building that is at the heart of the Lit 16 endeavor.
That is what I believe is happening here. As you might already know, Lit 16 class member
’s wonderful debut novel, Moonrise Over New Jessup, came out yesterday (January 10). She kicked off her tour in Washington D.C. at Loyalty Bookstores, a Lit 16 partner, in a conversation with author and Bookstagrammer Jamise Harper (@spinesvines).And tomorrow, Minnicks will be appearing at Old Town Books in Alexandria, Virginia. Guess who her conversation partner will be? None other than Lit 16 comrade: Chantal James, author of the forthcoming, None But the Righteous.
If you are in or around the Alexandria area, please stop on by to show your support for them and their work!
Old Town Books
130 S. Royal Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
RSVP here
Blessings upon blessings,
Robert
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