Yiyun Li's debut collection, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, won the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Pen/Hemingway Award, Guardian First Book Award, and the California Book Award for fiction. Her subsequent works have also won numerous awards including … Continue reading →

As a girl, Violet was involved in a tragic accident leaving her with a visible scar across her face. With enough money finally saved, she's traveling across the deep south in 1964 towards a miracle - the healing touch of … Continue reading →

Starting at 7 p.m. at the Baobab is a screening of The Line (Linda Midgett, U.S. 2012, 30 min.) followed by a discussion with Ann Johnson, and Ed Doherty. The Line is a groundbreaking documentary chronicling the new face of … Continue reading →