Join us for a conversation with Mahogany L. Browne, notable American poet, writer, organizer, and educator, is the author of the new YA novel, A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, 2025.

Her previous YA novels include Chlorine Sky, 2021, and Vinyl Moon, 2022. Her books of poetry include Chrome Valley, 2023, a TIME Best Book of the Year, and the celebrated book-length poem, "Black Girl Magic", 2018.

• Free and open to the public.
• Books will be available for sale.
• A signing will follow the conversation.

Presented by the NYS Writers Institute

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