BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204439@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260826T075341Z DTSTART:20260918T190000Z DTEND:20260918T200000Z SUMMARY:The Disappearers: Marlon James in conversation with Doug Jones DESCRIPTION:Charis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome Marlon Jam es in conversation with Doug Jones for a celebration of The Disappearers. \\nThis is an in-person only event and registration is required. RSVP her e. This event takes place at the First Baptist Church of Decatur\\, 308 C lairemont Avenue Decatur\\, GA 30030. Doors open at 6:30pm. Event begins promptly at 7:00pm.\\nCharis and the Georgia Center for the Book welcome Marlon James in conversation with Doug Jones for a celebration of The Dis appearers\\, a propulsive novel about the murder of a gay man in 1980s Ja maica and its tragic consequences.\\nIn 1988\\, eight men in Kingston\\, Jamaica\\, begin rehearsals for a play. The men are strangers to one anot her and each has a different reason for being involved. But they all shar e one inescapable truth: All of them are gay―a “battyman” in Jamaic an argot―and all of them must contend with the dangers that such a trut h lays bare.\\nOne night a mob savagely attacks them\\, killing one of th e men. For the survivors\\, their recovery is as much emotional as it is physical. As their bodies heal\\, each man grapples with the violence\\, the hatred\\, and the rage that the attack made plain. Some try to ignore what the attack has unearthed\\, while others double down on retribution .\\nIn The Disappearers\\, Marlon James has written a riveting and deeply human story of men forced to make compromises to survive what the societ y they live in demands. It is both a dramatic page-turner and an unflinch ing exploration of queer life in Jamaica during the 1980s and 1990s.\\nAb out the author\\nMarlon James is the Booker Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author of A Brief History of Seven Killings\\; the best selling and National Book Award finalist Black Leopard\\, Red Wolf\\; as well as the bestselling Moon Witch\\, Spider King\\; The Book of Night Wo men\\; and John Crow’s Devil. In addition to the Booker Prize\\, James s novels have won the American Book Award\\, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Aw ard\\, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize\\, the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbe an Literature\\, and the Los Angeles Times Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction\\, and have been finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the NAACP Image Award. In 2019\\, Time magazine named him one o f the one hundred most influential people in the world. Born in Jamaica\\ , James lives in New York City.\\nAbout the conversation partner\\nDoug J ones is an alumnus of Morehouse College and received his MFA from Columbi a University. His debut novel\\, The Fantasies of Future Things (Simon &a mp\\; Schuster\\, April ’25) was longlisted for both the 2026 VCU Cabel l First Novelist Award and the 2025 First Novel Prize. His work has been included in the anthologies Black Love Letters (Zando Projects / Get Lift ed Books)\\, Role Call: A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature &\\; Art (Third World Press) and Sojourner: Black Gay Voices in the Age of AIDS (Other Countries Press). He has written for Li tHub.com\\, Black Issues Book Review and Venus Magazine. An inaugural fel low of the Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices\\, D oug’s early work received recognition from the Hurston/Wright Foundatio n. Doug lives in Atlanta\\, GA.\\nAbout the Event\\nAll attendees must re gister for the event by selecting a ticket. There will be a limited numbe r of free tickets. You may choose: a free ticket without a book\\, a sing le ticket with a book\\, or a ticket for 2 people that includes one book. \\nIf you choose the book with ticket option\\, you will bring your ticke t (digitally or on paper) with you to pick up your copy of the book at th e event. All books not picked up at the event on 9/18 will be available f or pickup at Charis Books and More (184 S. Candler St\\, Decatur) for 2 w eeks.\\nDoors open at 6:30 pm. Event begins promptly at 7:00 pm.\\nCOVID 19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS + ACCESSIBILITY:\\nMasks: Face masks are strongly enc ouraged but not required.\\nSocial Distancing: Attendance will be capped below capacity to ensure social distancing.\\nThe First Baptist Church is fully wheelchair accessible\\, with accessible parking. Please contact u s at info@charisbooksandmore.com or 404-524-0304 if you have other seatin g or accessibility needs or would like to request ASL interpretation.\\nE vent Code of Conduct: By attending our event you agree to our Code of Con duct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyon e\\, regardless of gender\\, gender identity and expression\\, age\\, sex ual orientation\\, disability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race \\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology cho ices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Anyone violating these r ules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discre tion of the organizers. 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