Edwidge Danticat: Busboys and Friends! Zoom Dinner

Edwidge Danticat: Busboys and Friends! Zoom Dinner

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Jun 12, 2020 6:00 pm

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Busboys and Poets has always been a place for artists, activists, and writers of the community to gather and break bread.  And while we may be physically distant right now, we can still stay connected and break bread together. 

Join us on Zoom for Busboys and Friends: A Zoom Dinner Party held every Friday night at 6 pm.  Hosted by CEO and Founder, Andy Shallal with a special dinner guest each week.  

Order your favorite meal and beverage from Busboys and Poets, set your table, and tune in for a special dinner with some of the most influential leaders of our time.  

With Special Dinner Guest Novelist, Edwidge Danticat 

Edwidge Danticat is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Death, a National Book Critics Circle finalist; Claire of the Sea Light, a New York Times Notable Book; Brother, I'm Dying, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist; The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and winner of the inaugural Story Prize; The Farming of Bones, an American Book Award winner; Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah's Book Club selection; and Krik? Krak!, also a National Book Award finalist. A 2018 Neustadt International Prize for Literature winner and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant," she has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, and elsewhere.

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