The author will celebrate the release of her new work of historical nonfiction, ‘The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker,’ in conversation with Ernest Cline, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Scott Woods at CCA...

My conversation with the brilliant NYT best-selling author on her powerful new non-fiction book, The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker

'The Ballad of the Fugitive William Parker' by Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz recounts the Christiana Resistance, a Black community's armed fight against enslavers.

Some people climb the ladder to success, leaving others behind as they ascend the rungs alone, while others focus of strengthening the foundational base. And when they do move up, they turn back ar…

It was the autumn of 1865—a quiet, bitter autumn after four hollowing years of war—when James Gilmore received a manuscript from a ghost. Well, not a ghost exactly. There’d been rumors, of course, …

It was the autumn of 1865—a quiet, bitter autumn after four hollowing years of war—when James Gilmore received a manuscript from a ghost. Well, not a ghost exactly. There’d been rumors, of course, …

From devastating loss to hard-won hope—a masterwork that transforms personal catastrophe into universal connection" Launch, April 11th, 2025 ABOUT THE BOOK When life vanishes and returns, an acclaimed...