Book Event - Fes Is a Mirror: A Novella with Author Chantal James
Fri, Dec 12
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Join us for an evening with acclaimed Washington, DC–based author Chantal James, as she presents her latest novella, published October 28, 2025. Be part of the discussion, meet the author, and explore the layers beneath the mirror’s reflection.
Time & Location
Dec 12, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
About The Event
Chantal James received a Fulbright fellowship in creative writing that allowed her to live in Morocco researching and writing this work. James learned the local Arabic dialect to conduct interviews from eyewitnesses to its political events for the book.
Lives intersect in amazing ways during an odyssey from Morocco, Africa to Brooklyn, New York. Sheep, an orphan from Morocco who cannot speak, becomes a DJ in Brooklyn and provides refuge to the people of Fes, Morocco as the historic bread riots of December 1990 rage against the Moroccan monarchy's violent suppression.
"I hate how quiet it's kept that Chantal James is one of the most brilliant writers writing. I read Fes Is a Mirror faithfully, amazed at the level of skill, of world-creation, and of wisdom contained within its pages. James is so careful with her characters, no matter how reckless their situations. She's so intentional with her language and every sentence is delicious. It's the…
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