Nigeria Jones D.C. Book Launch: Ibi Zoboi in Conversation with Ebony LaDelle & Glory Edim

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Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria Jones’s father  calls her. He has raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist  group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and  participates in traditional rituals to connect her and other kids from  the group to their ancestors. But when her mother—the perfect matriarch  of their Movement—disappears, Nigeria’s world is upended. She finds  herself taking care of her baby brother and stepping into a role she  doesn’t want.

About the Author:

Ibi Zoboi holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her novel American Street was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book. She is also the author of Pride and My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich, a New York Times bestseller. She is the editor of the anthology Black Enough. Born in Haiti and raised in New York City, she now lives in New Jersey with her husband and their three children.

About Ebony LaDelle:

Ebony is the author of Love Radio—which was People magazine’s best book of the summer, a 2023 Audie Award finalist, a 2023 Michigan Notable Book, Apple Books’ best book of 2022, an Amazon's Editor Pick and was featured on the Today Show.  Prior to being an author, Ebony was a brand marketing director in book  publishing and worked at Penguin Random House and HarperCollins, among  others. Born in MI, awoken at Howard University, and cultivated in  Brooklyn, Ebony can usually be found eating out somewhere or being the  undisputed Mom Friend of any group.

About Glory Edim:

Glory Edim is an author, activist, and the founder of Well-Read Black  Girl, a nationwide book club-turned-literacy non-profit that celebrates  the life changing power of literature.  Glory has won numerous awards for her work supporting writers of color,  including the 2017 Innovator’s Award from the Los Angeles Times Book  Prizes and the Madam C.J. Walker Award from the Hurston/Wright  Foundation. She also serves on the board of Baldwin for the Arts. Her  best-selling anthology, Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories,  Discovering Ourselves, was published by Penguin Random House in 2018.  She resides in Washington  D.C. with her son, Zikomo.