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A Conversation with Brit Bennett
October 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures for an inspiring conversation with Brit Bennett.
Brit Bennett is the New York Times best-selling author of the dazzling coming of age novel The Mothers and the National Book Award nominated novel, The Vanishing Half. Already a much buzzed about social commentator, well-known for her powerful personal essays, Bennett is one of today’s most exciting new voices in literary fiction. Her spoken words are as unflinching and memorable as her writing and give audiences a window into her craft while exploring broader themes of race and systemic injustice.
No stranger to dolls herself, Bennett was a childhood American Girl fan and is the author of Meet Claudie. Claudie’s American Girl story takes place in 1922, a time when Black people from all over America and the world came together in Harlem to celebrate their rich and varied cultures, and to discover new opportunities and possibilities.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Deja Beamon, Assistant Professor of Black Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Evening Program:
- A conversation with Brit Bennett: 6PM
- Book sale and signing: 7PM
This program is a part of the Portraits of Childhood: Black Dolls from the Collection of Deborah Neff event series and is supported by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund; the Hall Family Foundation; Rainy Day Books; and the UMKC Women’s Center.
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