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SUMMARY:Author Talk | Kyra Davis Lurie 
LOCATION:Lawrenceville Hooper-Renwick Branch\nLawrenceville Hooper-Renwick
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DESCRIPTION:Join New York Times bestselling author Kyra Davis Lurie as she
  discusses her new novel\, "The Great Mann\," a poignant retelling of "The
  Great Gatsby\," set amongst L.A.'s Black elite\, a young veteran finds hi
 s way post-war\, pulled into a new world of tantalizing possibilities and 
 explosive tensions.\n.\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/14189981
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In 1945\, Charlie Trammell steps off a cro
 ss-country train into the vibrant tapestry of Los Angeles. Lured by his co
 usin Marguerite&rsquo\;s invitation to the esteemed West Adams Heights\, C
 harlie is immediately captivated by the Black opulence of L.A.&rsquo\;s ne
 wly rechristened &ldquo\;Sugar Hill.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Told from the unique 
 perspective of a young man who has just returned from a grueling\, segrega
 ted war\, <em>The Great Mann</em> weaves a compelling narrative of wealth 
 and class\, illuminating the complexities of Black identity and education 
 in post-war America.</p>\n<p style="text-align: center\;">Books will be av
 ailable for sale and signing from <a href="https://www.charisbooksandmore.
 com/">Charis Books &amp\; More.</a>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: cent
 er\;"><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnett
 pl/charisLogo_0.png" width="111" height="31" alt="" /></p>\n<p style="text
 -align: center\;"><strong>Registration is requested.</strong></p>\n<p styl
 e="text-align: center\;">*By registering\, you consent to signing up for t
 he monthly Adult Programs newsletter.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong><img 
 src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/AS_Kyra_
 Laurie.jpg" width="71" height="107" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Kyr
 a Davis Lurie</strong> is a&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestsellin
 g author and screenwriter. Her novels have been published in nine language
 s across six continents. Kyra was born and raised in California and curren
 tly lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their utterly perfect dog\, 
 Potus.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-imag
 es/events/gwinnettpl/Carmen_Tanner_Slaughter.jpg" width="66" height="99" a
 lt="" /></p>\n<p>Moderating the talk will be <strong>Carmen Tanner Slaught
 er.</strong>&nbsp\;A former executive officer of the Cherokee County Arts 
 Center and the Cherokee County Historical Society\, Carmen is now the Vice
  Chair of the R.T. Jones Memorial Library Board of Trustees and serves on 
 the City of Canton&rsquo\;s Downtown Development Authority. Carmen is also
  a board member of the Broadleaf Writers Association\, a recently inducted
  member of the Marthasville Literary Salon\, and a contributing writer for
  <em>Enjoy Cherokee</em> magazine and the <em>Southern Literary Review</em
 >. In her spare time\, she is working on a hybrid memoir and a novel.&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><span style="color: #808080\;">Presented by Adult Serv
 ices.</span>&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/14189981
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