{"product_id":"in-conversation-imani-thompson-and-krystal-zara-appiah","title":"In Conversation: Imani Thompson and Krystle Zara Appiah","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation: Afrori Books    Date: 11th June    Time 6.30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"91\"\u003eJoin us for an unforgettable evening with authors Imani Thompson and Krystle Zara Appiah in conversation with Antonia Jade King as they discuss their buzzy new novels, Honey and Half Lives and the complicated families at the heart of these novels. Complicated families in fiction go back as far as the art of storytelling itself. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"93\"\u003eWhy do we\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e love stories about difficult families so much?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"82\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImani Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e is a British writer with Jamaican heritage. During her time studying Sociology at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"92\"\u003eCambridge University she was published in The Mays and won the Vogue new writer’s prize. She wrote Honey while working as a bookseller at Daunt Books and is now working on her second novel.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"97\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHONEY\u003c\/strong\u003e is a darkly comic novel about the sticky politics of race, sex, violence and love, but told \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"77\"\u003ethrough the eyes of a serial killer. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"93\"\u003eThe first time, Yrsa doesn’t intend to kill. But the Cambridge professor sitting opposite has\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"103\"\u003emanipulated her friend, stolen her research. When she flicks the bee into his Sanpellegrino, she thinks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"103\"\u003ehe’ll get a nasty sting. Then he’s dead. And Yrsa, who – let’s face it has been bored for a while, is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"57\"\u003ealive. It’s a sweet feeling, finally having some control.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"19\"\u003eKrystle Zara Appiah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"80\"\u003e is a British-Ghanaian writer, editor and screenwriter based in London. In 2020 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"94\"\u003eshe was one of forty writers selected for the London Library’s Emerging Writers Programme. Her debut novel, Rootless was highly acclaimed, with Krystle heralded as 'one of Britain's best new writers' by Harpers Bazaar. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"96\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-paragraph\" data-width=\"601.92\" data-textformat='{\"size\":11}'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"97\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHALF LIVES\u003c\/strong\u003e is a beautiful, almost unbearably moving portrayal of the bond between two sisters and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"53\"\u003ean earth-shattering decision that comes between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"96\"\u003eGrowing up in 1970s Ghana, sisters Evelyn and Maggie make a promise: one day they will escape to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"94\"\u003eAmerica, and start a new life together. When Evelyn marries Gus, a wealthy surgeon who already \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"100\"\u003elives in New York, she quickly falls pregnant. Meanwhile, Maggie realises she is also expecting, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"98\"\u003eis terrified to become an unmarried teenage mother. When a terrible accident causes Evelyn to lose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"100\"\u003eher unborn child, the answer seems simple, and Evelyn takes her sister’s unwanted baby to the States \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"zw-portion zw-text-portion\" data-text-len=\"99\"\u003eto raise as her own. But such an act has untold consequences for both sisters, and when one of them changes their mind, an impossible decision awaits. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"zw-line-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"EOP-readonly EOP\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In Conversation\" \u003c\/strong\u003ehas grown into a remarkable event series at Afrori Books. Whether it’s a lively auditorium filled with hundreds or a cosy, intimate setting, these events offer a chance to engage with some of the brightest established and emerging authors and creatives from around the globe. These are one-of-a-kind opportunities to hear personal stories and experiences, shared with honesty and openness. At Afrori Books, we’re committed to providing a safe space for Black creatives to tell their stories in their own voices. We’d love for you to join the conversation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Attend?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive Insight: \u003c\/strong\u003eGain a deeper understanding about writing, the bookselling industry and what it means to have best-selling book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eA unique chance to engage  with truly unique authors and have your book signed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLiterary Excellence: \u003c\/strong\u003eCelebrate the best books of the year with fellow book enthusiasts. 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