Ijeoma Oluo in conversation with Daniel José Older - MEDIOCRE: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Event date:

Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Event address:

ONLINE

Please join us December 10 at 7:00 p.m. CST virtually for a very special evening when New York Times best-selling authors Ijeoma Oluo and Daniel José Older discuss their works and celebrate the launch of Oluo’s new book, MEDIOCRE: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America.

To participate, you must register here. Each paid registration admits one person to the online event and includes a choice one copy of Ijeoma's MEDIOCRE (the first 200 purchased will include signed bookplates) or Older's THE BOOK OF LOST SAINTS. Deluxe registration includes a copy of both titles.

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