[OPLINLIST] An Evening with Colson Whitehead, April 28, Hosted by Bexley Public Library

[Ken Flower via OPLINLIST]

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Join Bexley Public Library on Friday, April 28 at the Bexley High School
Schottenstein Theatre for an evening with National Book Award-winning
author Colson Whitehead. He will discuss his acclaimed novel,* The
Underground Railroad*, a beautiful and heartbreaking story following Cora
as she makes her escape from slavery and pursues freedom along a reimagined
Underground Railroad.

A Q&A, moderated by Fred Andrle, will follow.

Guests will have the opportunity to have a book signed by Colson
Whiteheadand and will be released by row from front to back for the signing.

Mr. Whitehead's books, including *The Underground Railroad*, will be
available for sale before and after his presentation courtesy of Gramercy
Books.

Colson Whitehead is the featured author for the 2017 Bexley Community
Author Series, a signature program of Bexley Public Library aimed at
bringing authors of significance to Bexley to share their writings and
insights. It is an opportunity to bring topical, influential voices that
inspire reading, and further the Library’s mission to enlighten, engage,
and inspire a community of lifelong learners.

*EVENT DETAILS*

Date: Friday, April 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm (doors will open at 6:00 pm)
Location: Bexley High School Schottenstein Theatre
Address: 326 South Cassingham Road

*HOW TO RESERVE A TICKET*

Go to our Eventbrite site to reserve your ticket.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colson-whitehead-author-visit-april-28-tickets-32101440272>

There are 3 Ticket Options:

General Admission (Rows G-Q): $20
General Admission (Rows R-S): $15
Student Admission (Balcony): FREE with valid Student ID*

*Educators interested in bringing a group of students should contact:
authorseries at bexleylibrary.org or (614) 545-6942

*THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS*

*Presenting Sponsor:* Giant Eagle

*Lead Sponsors:* Linda & Frank Kass; Paige & Michael Crane; Vorys, Sater,
Seymour and Pease LLP, and the Whitehall Bexley Rotary Club Foundation

*Literary Sponsors:* Bexley Bed & Breakfast, Friends of Bexley Public
Library, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Orangetheory
Fitness Bexley, Stolz-Mead Advertising, and US Realty Consultants, Inc.

*Community Partners:* Bexley City Schools, Bexley Community Foundation,
City of Bexley, Kelton House Museum & Garden, and WCBE 90.5 FM

*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*

Colson Whitehead is the *New York Times* bestselling author of *The Noble
Hustle*, *Zone One*, *Sag Harbor*, *The Intuitionist*, *John Henry Days*, *Apex
Hides the Hurt*, and one collection of essays, *The Colossus of New York*.
A National Book Award winner, Pulitzer Prize finalist and a recipient of
MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, he lives in New York City.

www.colsonwhitehead.com

*PRAISE FOR THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD*

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction
Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
#1 *New York Times* Bestseller
#1 *Time Magazine* Book of the Year
#1 Amazon Book of the Year
A *New York Times* Best Book of the Year
A *Washington Post* Best Book of the Year
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award, Historical Fiction
Finalist for the PEN America Award
Oprah's Book Club Pick, August 2016


*Ken Flower*
Director of Advancement and Community Relations
Bexley Public Library <http://www.bexleylibrary.org> | *Where Curiosity
Meets Discovery*
2411 East Main Street | Bexley, Ohio 43209
Phone: (614) 231-9709 | Direct: (614) 545-6942 | Fax: (614) 231-0794
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