BOOK EVENT: The Revelation of Dionne Daphne w/ Mara Brock Akil
About this Event
WHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for the LA launch of the debut novel by Mara Brock Akil, iconic creator of Girlfriends and Forever, with moderator Elaine Welteroth.
WHEN: Doors at 6:15 PM, conversation begins promptly at 7 PM.
WHERE: California African American Museum, 600 State Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90037
HOW:
GUARANTEE YOUR SIGNED COPY: Want to skip the uncertainty? Add on a signed copy to guarantee your spot in the signing line and get your book personalized by Mara.
PLEASE NOTE:
- No outside book purchases will be allowed into the signing line.
- Guests MUST show proof of purchase from Rep Club.
FREE RSVP (No Book Included): Entry to the event is free! This RSVP does not include a copy of the book, and admission is based on capacity at the door. Books will be available for purchase on-site.
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About the Book:
MARA BROCK AKIL, THE AWARD-WINNING CREATOR OF GIRLFRIENDS, BEING MARY JANE, LOVE IS, AND FOREVER, PENS AN EMOTIONALLY ENTHRALLING DEBUT NOVEL ABOUT ENDURING LOVE, WORLD-SHATTERING SECRETS, AND SELF-AWAKENING.
What happens when one knock at your door sends your entire world into chaos? When a stranger becomes a lifeline? When the reality you’ve meticulously curated seems to be a mirage?
From the outside looking in, one might say that Dionne Daphne had it all: being the beauty editor at a prestigious New York magazine, a boyfriend who could have been plucked out of its model pages, the social life of the upper echelon, and a girlhood steeped in debutant balls.
But that is from the outside. When the now ex-boyfriend arrives at her Brooklyn doorstep Dionne imagines reconciliation, going back to the good life brimming with the possibility of marriage; the life her mother always wanted for her. Instead, he delivers life-threatening news that creates a crack in her picture-perfect world. A crack that grows legs and runs her right into her past, unearthing a secret that she has hidden since childhood.
In an effort to run toward the truth and away from a lie, Dionne sets out on a spur-of-the-moment road trip with an unlikely stranger to confront the long-buried darkness of her past and the family who made it so. As Dionne comes to a final reckoning, she begins to unravel new layers of herself and fresh possibilities for her life, her family, and even her love.
The Revelation of Dionne Daphne is at once a deeply moving and provocatively gripping novel that shows when you dig deep enough into the shadows of your life, light can be revealed. It’s a novel of broken lovers, a fractured family, and distant friendships all making their way back to one another.
MARA BROCK AKIL is an award-winning writer, producer, director, and showrunner, known for her groundbreaking body of work including Girlfriends, Being Mary Jane, Love Is, and Forever. Mara is the 2026 recipient of the prestigious Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America and the Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award from the NATPE, among other accolades. In 2021, Mara expanded her commitment to nonprofit work by launching her own Los Angeles based writing residency, The Writers Colony, which supports underrepresented writers to strengthen their craft.
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