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Angela Flournoy on The Wilderness with Brit Bennett and Raven Leilani

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Angela Flournoy, acclaimed author of The Turner House, presents her new novel The Wilderness at The Center for Fiction, which follows five Black women navigating friendship, purpose and adulthood against the backdrop of New York and Los Angeles. Don’t miss this powerful discussion on modern connection and transformation as Flournoy is in conversation with Brit Bennett (The Vanishing Half) and Raven Leilani (Luster). A book signing with Flournoy will follow the event.

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