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SUMMARY:Beyond the Page with Percival Everett
LOCATION:Northbrook Public Library\nNorthbrook Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:Everett earned both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the Nat
 ional Book Award for his novel James\, and his 2001 novel Erasure inspired
  the film American Fiction..\nhttps://northbrook.libnet.info/event/1486554
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Industrious\, irreverent\, humble&ndash\;t
 hough he may deny the accusation&ndash\;Percival Everett\, like his fictio
 n\, defies categorization. His most recent novel\, James\, earned both the
  Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award\, and his 2001 nov
 el Erasure inspired the film American Fiction\, which received the Academy
  Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2024.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Everett's other
  titles include Dr. No\, The Trees (finalist for the Booker Prize and the 
 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction)\, Telephone (finalist for the Pulitzer Pri
 ze)\, So Much Blue\, and I Am Not Sidney Poitier. Despite these accomplish
 ments\, he remains devoted to reviewing his own work critically\, and inde
 ed his writing process involves intensive research and revision. Tune in f
 or our conversation with Percival Everett to get a glimpse beyond the page
 .&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Brandis Friedman will moderate the event. Friedman is a w
 riter and anchor for WTTW's Chicago Tonight and Chicago Tonight: Black Voi
 ces\, and also serves as a champion for libraries.</p>\n<p>This event is i
 ntended for adults.</p>\n<p>This event is made possible by Illinois Librar
 ies Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offer
 ing premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illino
 is State Library\, a department of the Office of the Secretary of State\, 
 using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\
 , under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).&
 nbsp\;</p>\n<p>ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. American S
 ign Language (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided for a
 ll events by default&mdash\;no special request needed.</p>\n<p>If a patron
  needs accommodations not listed\, the member library should email illinoi
 slibrariespresent@ila.org.&nbsp\;</p>\nhttps://northbrook.libnet.info/even
 t/14865549
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