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SUMMARY:True Lit: Author Talk with Sidney Thompson
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DESCRIPTION:Join author Sidney Thompson to celebrate the publication of th
 e latest installment in the historical fiction Bass Reeves Trilogy\, "The 
 Forsaken and the Dead"!.\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/8903344
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Books 1 &amp\; 2 of the Bass Reeves Trilog
 y have been adapted for the Paramount+ miniseries "Bass Reeves"!</p>\n<p>A
 ll heroes have fatal flaws and a moment of defining hubris\, but few rise 
 from the ashes to achieve greater heights. In 1884 Deputy U.S. Marshal Bas
 s Reeves was arrested for murder and placed among his own prisoners in Hel
 l on the Border\, the infamous federal jail in Fort Smith\, Arkansas. It w
 as the single greatest setback of his illustrious career\, but it wouldn&r
 squo\;t be his last mistake or trial by fire.</p>\n<p>In "The Forsaken and
  the Dead" we meet Reeves again. In the 1890s\, past his prime\, Reeves pr
 oceeds through the valleys and shadows of Indian and Oklahoma Territories.
  Despite his caution and innovations as a lawman and detective\, his natio
 n no longer seems a product of his own making&mdash\;so much like his chil
 dren and his marriage to Jennie. While a modern world implodes around him 
 and demons from his past continue to haunt his present\, he remains resolu
 te in his faith that he can be a steady rider on a pale horse.</p>\n<p><st
 rong>Sidney Thompson</strong>&nbsp\;teaches creative writing and African A
 merican literature at Texas Christian University. He is the author of the 
 award-winning "Follow the Angels\, Follow the Doves: The Bass Reeves Trilo
 gy\, Book One" (Bison Books\, 2020) and "Hell on the Border: The Bass Reev
 es Trilogy\, Book Two" (Bison Books\, 2021)\, adapted for the Paramount+ m
 iniseries&nbsp\;Bass Reeves\, directed by Taylor Sheridan and starring Dav
 id Oyelowo. Thompson holds a Ph.D. in American literature/African American
  narratives from the University of North Texas and an M.F.A. in creative w
 riting from the University of Arkansas.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The True Lit Festiv
 al is in collaboration with the Fayetteville Public Schools\, Fayetteville
  Public Education Foundation\, Walton Arts Center\, University of Arkansas
  Program in Creative Writing and Translation and Altrusa International of 
 Fayetteville\, Arkansas.</p>\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/8903344
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