Event | Lectures and Symposia Animals Talk to Me: Narrators From the Wild with Henry Hoke and Shelby Van Pelt
Date and Location
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When: Saturday, August 12, 2023
04:30 pm - 05:30 pm EDT
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Where: Walter E. Washington Convention Center - West Salon GHI (Street Level, South Building)
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Stage: Understanding Stage
- Event Type(s): Author Presentations, Panels
- Genre(s): Debut, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Nature
Part of National Book Festival; 2023 National Book Festival
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
For us to see ourselves clearly, sometimes we need to hear from outside observers—as in, outside our species. Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creatures” follows the unlikely connection between a grieving woman and a giant octopus, while Henry Hoke’s “Open Throat” is narrated by a queer mountain lion navigating the hills and people of Los Angeles. Moderated by Kirkus Reviews’ Megan Labrise.