Colson Whitehead is the author of Zone One, The Intuitionist,and John Henry Day. In his newest book, The Underground Railroad, he has created a wrenching, thrilling journey through both time and space, chronicling a young slave’s desperate bid for freedom, and a heroine’s flight that serves as a powerful meditation on both history and the present day. Praising Colson Whitehead early in his career, John Updike wrote: “Whitehead’s writing does what writing should do; it refreshes our sense of the world.” The Underground Railroad will be released in September 2016.

Schedule:
5:00 PM - Carmichael's Book Sale - Wine & Cheese provided by Brown-Forman
6:00 PM - Interview in the Bomhard Theater
7:00 PM - Q & A
A $20 ticket includes the above three events
8:15 PM - Dinner in honor of the Author will take place at Muhammad Ali Center