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Meet the Author: Arshay Cooper (Virtual)

2020-10-21 19:00:00 2020-10-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Meet the Author: Arshay Cooper (Virtual) Author of A Most Beautiful Thing Virtual Event -

Wednesday, October 21
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-10-21 19:00:00 2020-10-21 20:00:00 America/Chicago Meet the Author: Arshay Cooper (Virtual) Author of A Most Beautiful Thing Virtual Event -

Author of A Most Beautiful Thing

Join us for our first-ever virtual Meet the Author event. Arshay Cooper will be discussing his inspiring memoir A  Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team.

Growing up on Chicago’s West Side in the 1990s, raised by a single mother in a one-bedroom apartment, Cooper witnessed violence on the streets every day. His life was forever altered when he and a handful of fellow classmates, some from rival gangs, joined a newly formed rowing team at Manley High School. Together, they rewrote their futures and transformed the sport by becoming the first all-black high school crew team in the country.

Moving, mesmerizing, and highly relevant, A Most Beautiful Thing was recently made into a feature-length documentary, narrated by Common and executive produced by Dwyane Wade, Grant Hill, and 9th Wonder. Learn more about the book and film at the A Most Beautiful Thing website.

Register for Meet the Author: Wednesday, October 21, 7pm

This event will be hosted on Zoom. The event is free and open to the public, though registration is required.

Take Part in a Book Discussion
Our librarians will be hosting two discussions of A Most Beautiful Thing. We invite you to read the book and discuss it with your community. You can reserve a copy in our catalog, or check out an ebook or downloadable audiobook in our digital collection.

Register for a discussion
Tuesday, October 13, 7pm
Thursday, October 15, 11am

Those interested in purchasing a copy of the book are encouraged to do so from Semicolon, Chicago’s only black, female-owned bookstore. Community members who purchase a copy of the book from Semicolon will receive a bookplate signed by the author. Books can be purchased via Semicolon's website.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Author Talk |

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