National Author Lecture Series

Cape Vincent Library Presents Final Installments in National Author Lecture Series
The books Yellowface and H is for Hope will be discussed in the final two installments of a national author lecture series streaming at the Cape Vincent Community Library. The series is offered through a partnership of the library, the Cape Vincent Arts Council, and Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures.

The lectures are free to the public and take place at the library, 157 N. Real Street, from 1:00-2:00 pm followed by a discussion. Whether or not they've read the books, the public is invited to attend for an insightful and thought-provoking presentation. To register in advance or request an individual screening, call the library at 315-654-2132.

The final two lectures are as follows:

Tuesday, April 29 and Saturday, May 3, 1:00 pm
R.F. Kuang – Yellowface
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Best-selling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American. Yellowface is the chilling and hilariously cutting latest novel from R.F. Kuang, New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy and Babel: An Arcane History.

“A great read. Crime, satire, horror, paranoia, questions of cultural appropriation....but, basically, just a great story.” - Stephen King on Yellowface.
Tuesday, May 13 and Saturday, May, 17, 1:00 pm
Elizabeth Kolbert/Terry Tempest Williams – H Is For Hope
In twenty-six essays--one for each letter of the alphabet--Elizabeth Kolbert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction, takes readers on a hauntingly illustrated journey through the history of climate change and the uncertainties of our future.

In conversation with fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Terry Tempest Williams, Kolbert will discuss this collection of essays originally published in The New Yorker, offering a unique examination of our changing world that is simultaneously inspiring, alarming, and darkly humorous.

The Cape Vincent Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization consisting entirely of volunteers. It is dedicated to providing opportunities for the public to enjoy and participate in cultural activities in and around Cape Vincent. Among the events it sponsors are the Concerts on the Green series, the Stroll on Broadway, the Riverside Music & Arts Festival, the Thousand Islands International Piano Competition, summer art classes, and a variety of literary and visual arts programs.
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