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Kosoko Jackson on "Survive the Dome"

2022-04-06 18:30:00 2022-04-06 19:30:00 America/New_York Kosoko Jackson on "Survive the Dome" Author Kosoko Jackson discusses his new titles "Surviving the Dome" and "I'm So (Not) Over You." Bowie - Auditorium

Wednesday, April 06
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-04-06 18:30:00 2022-04-06 19:30:00 America/New_York Kosoko Jackson on "Survive the Dome" Author Kosoko Jackson discusses his new titles "Surviving the Dome" and "I'm So (Not) Over You." Bowie - Auditorium

Bowie

Auditorium

Author Kosoko Jackson discusses his new titles "Surviving the Dome" and "I'm So (Not) Over You."

"Survive the Dome" - Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered. But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol…the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out. Alone in a strange place, Jamal doesn’t know where to turn…until he meets hacker Marco, who knows more than he lets on, and Catherine, an AWOL basic-training-graduate, whose parents helped build the initial plans for the Dome. As unrest inside of Baltimore grows throughout the days-long lockdown, Marco, Catherine, and Jamal take the fight directly to the chief of police. But the city is corrupt from the inside out, and it’s going to take everything they have to survive.

"I'm So (Not) Over You" - It’s been months since aspiring journalist Kian Andrews has heard from his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers, but an urgent text has them meeting at a café. Maybe Hudson wants to profusely apologize for the breakup. Or confess his undying love. . . But no, Hudson has a favor to ask—he wants Kian to pretend to be his boyfriend while his parents are in town, and Kian reluctantly agrees. The dinner doesn’t go exactly as planned, and suddenly Kian is Hudson’s plus one to Georgia’s wedding of the season. Hudson comes from a wealthy family where reputation is everything, and he really can’t afford another mistake. If Kian goes, he’ll help Hudson preserve appearances and get the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the biggest names in media. This could be the big career break Kian needs. But their fake relationship is starting to feel like it might be more than a means to an end, and it’s time for both men to fact-check their feelings.

Kosoko Jackson is a digital media specialist, focusing on digital storytelling, email, social and SMS marketing, and a freelance political journalist. Occasionally, his personal essays and short stories have been featured on Medium, Thought Catalog, The Advocate, and some literary magazines. When not writing YA novels that champion holistic representation of black queer youth across genres, he can be found obsessing over movies, drinking his (umpteenth) London Fog, or spending far too much time on Twitter. His YA debut, YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, came out in 2021, published by SourceBooks Fire and his adult #OwnVoices queer Romcom, I’M SO (NOT) OVER YOU came out in February 2022, by Berkley Romance.

AGE GROUP: | Teen (13-18 yrs) | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Zone | Speaker or Panel | LGBTQ+ | Discussions | Black Heritage | Author Visit |

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