For One Day of Freedom & The Power of the Written Word
Dear Friends,
This Sunday we're delighted to invite you to a 90-minute circle exploring "For One Day of Freedom," the powerful last novel of civil rights activist and writer, Blyden Jackson, that was published posthumously in 2021. This circle will include three remarkable individuals who are each connected to the book in unique ways.
Jane Clark Jackson married Blyden Jackson in 1975. They made their home in New York, Vermont, and New Jersey until Blyden's death in 2012. Jane is the creator of Karma Quilts. As a former nurse and nurse midwife, she adapted a British medical dictionary for American usage, The New American Pocket Medical Dictionary, and edited The Whole Nurse Catalog, a compendium of research information for nurses. She is a long-time volunteer with DailyGood and KarmaTube.
Gabriel Levinson is a publisher and founding editor of ANTIBOOK CLUB, the Brooklyn-based independent press that published ' For One Day of Freedom'. He teaches in New York University's Center for Publishing and is a senior production editor for Penguin Random House.
Brandyn Adeo is an associate professor of philosophy at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey. He received hus PhD in philosophy from the New School for Social Research. His dissertation is entitled "The REvolution Must Be Funny: The Liberatory and Revolutionary Power of Comedy." He also performs with his band, Universal Rebel, under the name Adeo.
Opening shares from Jane, Gabriel and Brandyn will be followed by a brief moderated dialog, and Q&A and reflections from participants. Join us as we explore the backstory, the themes and the deep relevance of this riveting and often heart-rending book.
About The Book:
“A young man strives to escape from slavery in this blistering
epic from Jackson (Operation Burning Candle), a novelist and civil rights activist known for his contributions to the Black thriller genre of the 1960s and ’70s who died in 2012. Jubel plans his escape on the eve of cotton-picking season and upon the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which demands that all people who escaped from slavery must be captured and returned to their “owners.” . . . Jackson’s propulsive prose conveys Jubel’s urgency and his Odyssean string of obstacles . . . The steady supply of action and psychological insights makes this a knockout.” —Publishers Weekly
To join the circle, RSVP here and you will receive login details a few days in advance of the call.
We look forward to the possibility of having you with us!
This Sunday we're delighted to invite you to a 90-minute circle exploring "For One Day of Freedom," the powerful last novel of civil rights activist and writer, Blyden Jackson, that was published posthumously in 2021. This circle will include three remarkable individuals who are each connected to the book in unique ways.
Jane Clark Jackson married Blyden Jackson in 1975. They made their home in New York, Vermont, and New Jersey until Blyden's death in 2012. Jane is the creator of Karma Quilts. As a former nurse and nurse midwife, she adapted a British medical dictionary for American usage, The New American Pocket Medical Dictionary, and edited The Whole Nurse Catalog, a compendium of research information for nurses. She is a long-time volunteer with DailyGood and KarmaTube. Gabriel Levinson is a publisher and founding editor of ANTIBOOK CLUB, the Brooklyn-based independent press that published ' For One Day of Freedom'. He teaches in New York University's Center for Publishing and is a senior production editor for Penguin Random House.
Brandyn Adeo is an associate professor of philosophy at Raritan Valley Community College in New Jersey. He received hus PhD in philosophy from the New School for Social Research. His dissertation is entitled "The REvolution Must Be Funny: The Liberatory and Revolutionary Power of Comedy." He also performs with his band, Universal Rebel, under the name Adeo.
Opening shares from Jane, Gabriel and Brandyn will be followed by a brief moderated dialog, and Q&A and reflections from participants. Join us as we explore the backstory, the themes and the deep relevance of this riveting and often heart-rending book.
About The Book:
“A young man strives to escape from slavery in this blistering
epic from Jackson (Operation Burning Candle), a novelist and civil rights activist known for his contributions to the Black thriller genre of the 1960s and ’70s who died in 2012. Jubel plans his escape on the eve of cotton-picking season and upon the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which demands that all people who escaped from slavery must be captured and returned to their “owners.” . . . Jackson’s propulsive prose conveys Jubel’s urgency and his Odyssean string of obstacles . . . The steady supply of action and psychological insights makes this a knockout.” —Publishers WeeklyTo join the circle, RSVP here and you will receive login details a few days in advance of the call.
We look forward to the possibility of having you with us!
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