Book Launch: CASUALTIES OF TRUTH by Lauren Francis-Sharma

Join Lauren Francis-Sharma and Writers Atelier to celebrate the launch of CASUALTIES OF TRUTH, from the author of BOOK OF THE LITTLE AXE and the critically acclaimed 'TIL THE WELL RUNS DRY.

About the Author:

Lauren Francis-Sharma, a child of Trinidadian immigrants, has written about the Caribbean in both of her critically-acclaimed novels, “’Til the Well Runs Dry” and “Book of the Little Axe.”

Lauren holds a degree in English Literature with a minor in African-American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, and an MFA from the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. Lauren, a book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle and a MacDowell Fellow, is also the Assistant Director of Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference at Middlebury College.

Rebecca Makkai calls CASUALTIES OF TRUTH, "A story of vengeance, justice, and the mutations of memory…as riveting as it is important."

About the Moderator:

Victoria Brown is an Associate Professor of English at Rollins College where she teaches creative writing and Caribbean literature. Her nonfiction articles and essays have been widely published, including in the New York Times, The Guardian, New York Magazine, and Harpers. Her professional writing and short fiction have appeared in numerous academic and literary journals. She is author of the novel Minding Ben, published in hardcover and paperback by Hyperion. She was recently awarded the Rollins College Hugh and Jeanette McKean Grant which allowed her to travel and conduct extensive research in the Caribbean for her as yet untitled forthcoming new novel.

Book sales will be provided by Authentic Books.

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