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On Sunday, July 27th, The Free Black Women’s Library is excited to celebrate the release of NECESSARY FICTION, a new debut novel written by award-winning author Eloghosa Osunde.
All are welcome to join us for a discussion with the author, followed by a Q&A with the audience, and a book signing session.
About Necessary Fiction
From the acclaimed author of Vagabonds!: an audacious and eye-opening exploration of cross-generational queer life in Nigeria.
What makes a family? How is it defined and by whom? Is freedom for everyone?
In Necessary Fiction, Eloghosa Osunde poses these provocative questions and many more while exploring the paths and dreams, hopes and fears of more than two dozen characters who are staking out lives for themselves in contemporary Nigeria.
Across Lagos, one of Africa’s largest urban areas and one of the world’s most dynamic cities, Osunde’s characters seek out love for self and their chosen partners, even as they risk ruining relationships with parents, spouses, family, and friends. As the novel unfolds, a rolling cast emerges: vibrantly active, stubbornly alive, brazenly flawed. These characters grapple with desire, fear, time, death, and God, forming and breaking unexpected connections; in the process, unveiling how they know each other, have loved each other, and have had their hearts broken in that pursuit.
As they work to establish themselves in the city’s lively worlds of art, music, entertainment, and creative commerce, we meet their collective and individual attempts to reckon with the necessary fiction they carry for survival.
Books will be available for purchase via our book-selling partner Locd & Lit!!
Time: 3:00 pm EST
Free!
Detailed information and discussion of the event.