National Book Award–honored authors Julia Phillips (Disappearing Earth, 2019 Fiction Finalist) and Jackie Wang (The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us from the Void, 2021 Poetry Finalist) investigate violence—on a rural Russian peninsula and in a dreamlike state—while reaching towards human connection. Join the authors for readings and conversation.

Moderated by Bernard Clay, author of English Lit, and a member of the Affrilachian Poets Collective.

Presented in partnership with Appalshop.