May Book Club: Kaitlyn Greenidge - Libertie

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 7:00pm to 7:45pm

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Join us for our May Book Club as we welcome author Kaitlyn Greenidge to the virtual stage to talk with us about her book Libertie on Tuesday May 16th at 7:00pm on Zoom. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2021 and Best Historical Fiction Pick
A Best Book of the Year: Washington PostTIMELos Angeles Times, and Christian Science Monitor
 
“A stunning look at what freedom really means.” —The New York Times

 
Coming of age in a free Black community in Reconstruction-era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her mother, a physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie is to go to medical school and practice alongside her. But Libertie is hungry for something else—is there really only one way to be independent? And she is constantly reminded that, unlike her light-skinned mother, she will not be able to pass for white. When a young man from Haiti proposes to Libertie and promises a better life on the island, she accepts, only to discover that she is still subordinate to him and all men. As she tries to parse what freedom actually means for a Black woman, Libertie struggles with where she might find it—for herself and for generations to come.
 
Inspired by the life of one of the first Black female doctors in the United States, critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning author Kaitlyn Greenidge returns with an unforgettable and immersive novel that will resonate with readers eager to understand our present through a deep, moving, and lyrical dive into our past.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kaitlyn Greenidge's debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, was one of the New York Times Critics’ Top 10 Books of 2016 and a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She is a contributing writer for the New York Times and the features director at Harper's Bazaar, and her writing has also appeared in VogueGlamour, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a Hodder Fellowship from Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts, as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Whiting Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Substack, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.  

Event address: 
on Zoom
Books: 
Libertie: A Novel By Kaitlyn Greenidge Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9781643752587
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Algonquin Books - March 15th, 2022