Colson Whitehead to speak at Love Our Libraries annual luncheon
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SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (SNN TV) - Award-winning author, Colson Whitehead, will be the featured speaker for the 12th annual "Love Our Libraries" Luncheon.
The "Love Our Libraries" Author Luncheon is the Library Foundation of Sarasota County’s signature fundraiser and it will be held on February 9, 2024, at the Municipal Auditorium in Sarasota..
To date, the annual sellout event has raised more than $2 million to support Sarasota County public libraries, and has secured more than $8 million in private funds for the county libraries.
Whitehead is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose novels include "Crook Manifesto"(2023) and "Harlem Shuffle"(2021).
His book, "The Underground Railroad" was awarded the 2016 National Book Award and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
His New York Times bestseller "The Nickel Boys" won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making him the fourth author to win two Pulitzers in the Fiction category. The novel also won the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Fiction and the 2020 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
“We are delighted to bring Mr. Whitehead to Sarasota and look forward to welcoming everyone for a wonderful afternoon celebrating our public libraries,” said Alisa Mitchell, Executive Director
This event is made possible by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Author Reception Sponsor Bookstore1 Sarasota
