Meet National Book Award Winner Tiya Miles at Jax Book Fest
Schedule
Sat Sep 13 2025 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32202 | Jacksonville, FL
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The author of eight books, including four prizewinning histories about race and slavery, Tiya Miles is best known for the New York Times bestselling and 2021 National Book Award-winning book, All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake. Her latest work is Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith and Dreams of a Free People, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. Join us from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 13, immediately after Jax Book Fest: Writers' Day, for a bonus Lit Chat Interview with our featured author in the Hicks Auditorium.
Note: Earlier in the day, she will also present an extra special Writer's Lab workshop at 1 p.m. about writing women's lives. What do we seek to find when we write about our female family members, women in our community, women in history, or even ourselves? You'll explore a series of writing prompts and exercises, covering various forms (history, fiction, memoir, journaling), as well as the challenges and rewards of this kind of writing.
Both programs with Tiya Miles are made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation and are part of an ongoing series of free community programs exploring and collecting African American History. Find more at bit.ly/AfricanAmericanHistoryJax
Register for the free author talk at jaxlibrary.org/LitChat and get the full event details at jaxlibrary.org/BookFest.
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Where is it happening?
303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32202Event Location & Nearby Stays:
