IRL Author Talk: Ours with Phillip B. Williams + Kiese Laymon - October 27 @ 3PM CST

Join us to commemorate Phillip B. Williams's first novel, Ours: A Novel! EVENT DEETS When: Sunday, October 27 @ 3PM CST Where: Kindred Stories (2304 Stuart Street, HTX, 77004) How: RSVP ONLY to reserve you seat (and bring your own copy) or RSVP WITH BOOK to reserve your copy.  If you are student or in financial need, please reach out to inquire about a free ticket. ABOUT THE BOOK In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours.It is in this miraculous place that Saint’s grand experiment—a truly secluded community where her people may flourish—takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, over time, her conjuring and memories begin to betray