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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Bitter Honey with Lolá Ákínmádé Åk
 erström
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us in celebrating bestselling author Lolá Ákínm
 ádé Åkerström as she discusses her new book Bitter Honey with
  Lauren Francis-Sharma!.\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14878409
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>MahoganyBooks</strong> and the <st
 rong>DC Public Library\,</strong> in partnership with the DC Public Librar
 y Foundation\, are excited to award winning travel journalist and author&n
 bsp\;Lol&aacute\; &Aacute\;k&iacute\;nm&aacute\;d&eacute\; &Aring\;kerstr&
 ouml\;m&nbsp\;for the debut of her latest fiction novel<em><strong>&nbsp\;
 Bitter Honey</strong></em>.&nbsp\;For fans of Lola's bestselling books&nbs
 p\;<em>In Every Mirror She's Black</em>&nbsp\;&amp\;&nbsp\;<em>Everything 
 Is Not Enough</em>\, this book delves deep into the complicated relationsh
 ips between mothers and daughters\, and delivers a warm\, heartfelt story 
 of love\, forgiveness\, and women finding their voices. Grab ya sister\, a
 untie or homegirl! You won't want to miss this amazing event!</p>\n<p>Join
 ed in conversation with Lola will be <strong>Lauren Francis-Sharma</strong
 >.</p>\n<h4>About the Book:&nbsp\;Bitter Honey</h4>\n<p>Spanning four deca
 des and three continents\,&nbsp\;Bitter Honey&nbsp\;is a story about a mot
 her and daughter divided by long buried secrets\, struggling to understand
  each other as they forge their own paths\, from the internationally bests
 elling author of&nbsp\;In Every Mirror She's Black.</p>\n<p>1978:&nbsp\;A 
 scholarship draws Nancy&nbsp\;from Gambia's warmth into Stockholm's frigid
  winter. When her friendship with charismatic scholar Lars blossoms into s
 omething more\, she thinks she may have finally found her place. But there
 's more to Lars than his charming persona\, and Nancy is about to discover
  the danger of being drawn into his world...</p>\n<p>2006:&nbsp\;Tina&nbsp
 \;has had her taste of fame as Sweden's sweetheart pop princess\, represen
 ting her country at Eurovision. But beneath her glittery fa&ccedil\;ade\, 
 she's uncertain who she really is. Her mother\, Nancy\, seems desperate to
  keep the past under wraps\, but will the unexpected appearance of Tina's 
 father--a man she has long thought dead--help open the door to self-discov
 ery?</p>\n<p>Nancy just wants to protect her daughter from making the same
  mistakes she did\, but Tina longs for the freedom to mess up\, knowing he
 r mother will always be there to support her. The two women love each othe
 r unconditionally\, but can they learn to&nbsp\;trust&nbsp\;each other as 
 well?</p>\n<p>This poignant novel delves deep into the complicated relatio
 nships between mothers and daughters and delivers a warm\, heartfelt story
  of love\, forgiveness\, and women finding their voices.</p>\n<p></p>\n<h4
 >About the Author</h4>\n<p>Nigerian-American&nbsp\;Lol&aacute\; &Aacute\;k
 &iacute\;nm&aacute\;d&eacute\; &Aring\;kerstr&ouml\;m&nbsp\;is an award-wi
 nning travel writer\, speaker\, photographer\, and author of the internati
 onal bestseller&nbsp\;In Every Mirror She&rsquo\;s Black&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;E
 verything Is Not Enough. She is based in Stockholm.</p>\n<h4>About the Mod
 erator</h4>\n<p>Lauren Francis-Sharma&nbsp\;is the author of&nbsp\;Casualt
 ies of Truth&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Book of the Little Axe\, a finalist for the H
 urston/Wright Legacy Award\, and the critically acclaimed novel&nbsp\;&rsq
 uo\;Til the Well Runs Dry. She was a MacDowell fellow and is the Assistant
  Director of Bread Loaf Writers&rsquo\; Conference at Middlebury College. 
 She resides near Washington\, DC\, with her family.</p>\n<p><strong>Event 
 guidelines are subject to change.</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>6:30 PM - Doors 
 Open | 7 PM Conversation Begins</li>\n<li>Face masks optional throughout e
 vent.</li>\n<li>Photographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.</
 li>\n<li>For reasonable accommodations\, please contact the Center for Acc
 essibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interp
 retation\, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.</li>\n<li>Please n
 ote\, books not picked up at the event can be retrieved at our National Ha
 rbor location for two weeks after event day. Afterwhich\, they will be don
 ated to a local organization.</li>\n<li>Parking is limited. Ridesharing hi
 ghly encouraged.</li>\n<li>Please tag us and use #mahoganybooks\, #blackbo
 oksmatter\, and #bitterhoney on social media.<br />--Let's have an amazing
  evening\,</li>\n<li>Derrick\, Ramunda &amp\; The MahoganyBooks Team</li>\
 n</ul>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14878409
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