Bookworks and the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Colson Whitehead, on tour for his new book, Crook Manifesto.
Mr. Whitehead will be in conversation with Albuquerque’s own Hakim Bellamy, inaugural Albuquerque Poet Laureate. This event marks the relaunch of the acclaimed a Word with Writers series and literary fundraiser.
Two ticket types are available:
Individual ticket: Includes general admission for one person, a signed hardcover of Crook Manifesto, and a donation to the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation.
Bring a Friend: Includes general admission for two people, one signed hardcover of Crook Manifesto (to share with a friend/partner/etc.), and a donation to the Albuquerque Public Library Foundation.
The event will take place on Thursday, July 27th at 7pm at the historic KiMo Theatre downtown. Doors open at 6pm.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. CROOK MANIFESTO is a darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family. Colson Whitehead’s kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem is sure to stand as one of the all-time great evocations of a place and a time.
Hakim Bellamy served as the inaugural Albuquerque Poet Laureate. He is the author of Swear and Prayer Flag Poems and the coauthor of We Are Neighbors.