As your vaccine countdown continues (April 19, baby), cozy up at home with not one but two Jeff VanderMeer readings (one with Silvia Moreno-Garcia and one with Karen Russell), the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus a cappella debut, an author talk with Ross Gay and Lidia Yuknavitch, and more of our picks for online events this week. For even more options, check out our complete guide to COVID-safe April events.
THURSDAY
READINGS & TALKS
Dawnie Walton in Conversation With Nadia Owusu
After getting discovered at her local bar’s amateur night in 1970s Detroit, an aspiring Black British singer-songwriter gets signed with a fledgling rock label and moves to New York City to make a record. There, she’s met with unexpected hatred as a rival band on the label brandishes a confederate flag at a concert, leading to a whirlwind of clashes and discoveries about the racism of the popular music industry. Hear Dawnie Walton talk more about her new novel, The Final Revival of Opal and Nev, alongside memoirist Nadia Owusu (Aftershocks).
