West Indian authors read in Hartford and New Haven:
Allison Joseph and Marlon James
Two weekends: February 20 & 21; 27 & 28

Quick facts:

• Marlon James: Currently a finalist for both a National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction and a NAACP Image Award in Literature for The Book of Night Women, his second novel.

• Poet Allison Joseph's newest book, My Father's Kites, to be published this month.

• Readings will take place at Real Art Ways in Hartford and at Labyrinth Books in New Haven.

• Readings are part of Rockstone & Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art, a multimedia exhibition of new works from 39 artists from the West Indies and diaspora, with accompanying literary events, film screenings, and live performances.
  

Hartford, Connecticut – Real Art Ways presents two weekends of readings in Hartford and New Haven with authors Allison Joseph and Marlon James. Both authors will read from new works that explore their West Indian heritage. Allison Joseph will read excerpts from her work on Saturday, February 20 and Sunday, February 21; Marlon James will read the following weekend on Saturday, February 27 and Sunday, February 28. See the schedule below for dates, times, and locations. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford’s Parkville neighborhood. For more information contact Real Art Ways: 860.232.1006 or realartways.org.

at Real Art Ways, Hartford:
Allison Joseph reads Sat., 2/20, 6:30 PM reception; 7 PM readings
Marlon James reads Sat., 2/27, 6:30 PM reception, 7 PM readings
admission: $5/FREE for Real Art Ways members

at Labyrinth Books, New Haven:
Allison Joseph reads Sunday, February 21, 4 PM
Marlon James reads Sunday, February 28, 4 PM
admission: Contact Labyrinth Books, New Haven: labyrinthbooks.com or 203.787.2848

[note: a third reading for each author may be added. Contact Abigail Ohlheiser for confirmation of dates & times]

About the Authors

Marlon James
Praise for The Book of Night Women: "Writing in the spirit of Toni Morrison and Alice Walker but in a style all his own, James has conducted an experiment in how to write the unspeakable — even the unthinkable. And the results of that experiment are an undeniable success."
- Kaiama L. Glover, The New York Times Sunday Book Review

Marlon James's second novel, The Book of Night Women is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction (winner announced March 11, 2010) and a nominee for the NAACP's Image Award in Literature (winner announced Feb. 26, 2010). James was born in Kingston, Jamaica. His first novel, John Crow’s Devil, was short listed for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

[Listen: Marlon James on WNYC's Studio 360]

Allison Joseph
The author of Worldly Pleasures, Imitation of Life and three other books of poems. Joseph's newest book, My Father's Kites, will be published in February. Joseph is also one of eight featured authors in Writing the Future of Black America: Literature of the Hip-Hop Generation.

Allison Joseph was born in London, England in 1967 to parents of Caribbean heritage. She currently teaches at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where she serves as editor for Crab Orchard Review.

[Watch: Allison Joseph reads at Poetry at Tech]

About Rockstone & Bootheel:

The readings are a part of Rockstone & Bootheel: Contemporary West Indian Art, a multimedia exhibition of new works from 39 artists from the West Indies and the diaspora. In addition to the exhibition and reading series, Real Art Ways presents the Rockstone & Bootheel West Indian Film Series and a performance by Trinidad's 12 the Band (March 18).

About Labyrinth Books, New Haven:

Labyrinth is an acclaimed independent bookstore for engaged readers. Their two retail outlets in Princeton and New Haven are committed to a full schedule of in-store readings and collaborative events within our communities. The latter include lectures, conferences, film series, literacy outreach and much more.

New Haven store is located at 290 York St., just off Broadway and behind Sterling Library: a 2 minute walk from the Yale campus.

Contact Labyrinth Books, New Haven: labyrinthbooks.com,
or 203.787.2848

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