07/16/2021
Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
Presents
The World of Wakanda
a Virtual Panel Discussion with
authors from the
BLACK PANTHER: TALES OF WAKANDA ANTHOLOGY
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1 PM (EST)
FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/ARCPLS
In celebration of all things Wakanda, the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library will present, The World of Wakanda, a virtual panel discussion showcasing esteemed authors from the anthology Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda, edited by Jesse J. Holland and published by Titan Books and Marvel. The event will take place virtually on Saturday, July 17 at 1 pm (EST).
The program will showcase authors L.L. McKinney, Dr. Glenn Parris, Kyoko M., and Linda Addison with Nita Wiggins, Author of Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism, as moderator. To register in advance for this free event, please click on http://bit.ly/augwakanda. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
For more information about this event, please contact Kim McMillon at (510) 681-5652 or email [email protected].
BLACK PANTHER: TALES OF WAKANDA [Titan Books] edited by JESSE J. HOLLAND
9781789095678 | March 9, 2021, | Hardback | $25.95/£17.99 | 480pp
EVENT AUTHOR BIOS:
L.L. MCKINNEY
Named one of The Root’s and BET’s 100 most influential African Americans of 2020, Leatrice “Elle” McKinney, writing as L.L. McKinney, is an advocate for equality and inclusion in publishing, and the creator of the hashtags and . Elle's also a gamer, Blerd, and adamant Hei Hei stan living in Kansas City, spending her free time plagued by her cat--Sir Chester Fluffmire Boopsnoot Purrington Wigglebottom Flooferson III, esquire, Baron o'Butterscotch or for short. Her works include the Nightmare-Verse books, Nubia: Real One through DC, Marvel’s Black Widow: Bad Blood, and more.
LINDA D. ADDISON
Linda D. Addison is an award-winning author of five collections, including How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend, and the first African-American recipient of the Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award®. She has received the HWA Mentor of the Year Award and the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2020, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association designated her a Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry, and she has over 350 poems, stories, articles in print. Linda received her fifth HWA Bram Stoker Award this year for The Place of Broken Things, written with Alessandro Manzetti. She is excited about the 2020 release of a film (inspired by her poem of same name) Mourning Meal by award-winning producer/director Jamal Hodge. She has fiction in three early landmark anthologies celebrating African-American speculative writers: the award-winning anthology Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction (Warner Aspect), Dark Dreams I and II (Kensington), and Dark Thirst (Pocket Books). Her work has made frequent appearances over the years on the honorable mention list for Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror and Year’s Best Science Fiction. She has a BS in Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University and currently lives in Arizona.
KYOKO M
Kyoko M is a USA Today bestselling author, a fangirl, and an avid book reader. She is the author of The Black Parade urban fantasy series and the Of Cinder and Bone science-fiction series. Her debut novel, The Black Parade, has been positively reviewed by Publishers Weekly and New York Times and USA Today-bestselling novelist, Ilona Andrews. She has been both a moderator and a panelist for comic book and science fiction/fantasy conventions like Dragon*Con, Geek Girl Con, Multiverse Con, Momocon, and The State of Black Science Fiction. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English Lit degree from the University of Georgia, which gave her every valid excuse to devour book after book with a concentration in Greek mythology and Christian mythology. When not working feverishly on a manuscript (or two), she can be found buried under her Dashboard on Tumblr, or chatting with fellow nerds on Twitter, or curled up with a good Harry Dresden novel on a warm Georgia night. Like any author, she wants nothing more than to contribute something great to the best profession in the world, no matter how small.
GLENN PARRIS
Glenn Parris writes medical mystery, Afrofuturistic science fiction, and historical fiction. The Renaissance of Aspirin, his debut novel which garnered rave reviews, and paranormal fantasy, Unbitten: A Vampire Dream have both been adapted to screen plays. His short story, “The Tooth Fairies, Quest for Tearhaven,” heads up the anthology Where the Veil is Thin. Speculative science fiction novel, Dragon’s Heir, The Archeologist’s Tale, an allegory of culture, caste, and imperialism, is scheduled for publication by Outland Entertainment in late 2021. Over the past 30 years, Glenn Parris has taught young medical students and residents as faculty at Emory School of Medicine, as well as at Morehouse School of Medicine and Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Currently, he is Medical Director of a large rheumatology practice in the northeast Atlanta suburbs.
EVENT MODERATOR
NITA WIGGINS
Nita Wiggins is an American author and award-winning sports broadcaster, who has taught journalism students in Paris, France since 2009. Black Women in Europe named Wiggins to the group’s 2018 Power List® for her role as an educator. In February 2021, from the iconic Eiffel Tower, Wiggins moderated a panel for Global Sports Week 2021 on Sports as a Catalyst for Social Justice. She is a recurring guest commentator on the Paris-based television network, France 24, discussing media accuracy, workplace equality, women’s careers, and U.S. lifestyle through the lens of politics, sports, and race. Wiggins' Civil Rights Baby memoir follows a determined girl's pursuit of the career she wants, believing the laws of the land, especially the Civil Rights Act of 1964, protect her. In the U.S., Wiggins worked 21 years as a TV reporter and anchor in news and sports, for ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox affiliates. Outside of journalism, she has created a Listen to Others as you would have them listen to you® program for people to improve relationships in their working and private lives. She holds a BA from Augusta College and a European Masters from ESJ Paris.
