Date/Time
Date(s) - 12/04/2025
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Parkway Central Library
Categories
The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Author Events Series will present Tre Johnson in conversation with Reckon True Stories: Podcast with hosts Kiese Laymon and Deesha Philyaw. Reckon True Stories is a collection of new and classic nonfiction including inspiring essays, journalism, and memoirs. Join hosts and authors Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) and Kiese Laymon (Heavy, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Long Division) for an engaging discussion about impactful stories. Black Genius is cultural critic Tre Johnson’s essay collection that digs deep into how American Black culture is the innovative “lifeblood of American ingenuity.” Johnson will tell first-hand accounts of his experiences and explore Black mobility in communities and schools. Johnson, a national freelance journalist, lives in Philadelphia and writes about race, culture, and politics. The event will be taped as part of the Reckon True Stories podcast. Free, 7 p.m. EST. The authors’ books will be available to get signed and to buy. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. 215-567-4341 or https://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/event/159215