All Is Fair in Love … and YA: Angie Thomas & Britta B.

“The inheritance we carry from those who came before us is a knot of roots that can be complicated to unravel.” – Angie Thomas

Join YA author Angie Thomas as she discusses her new novel Concrete Rose, a poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood, with spoken word poet Britta B.

Ideas of democracy and social justice are at the very heart of the writing of YA author Angie Thomas. She joins Britta B. to discuss her new novel Concrete Rose, an emotionally honest and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. Concrete Rose returns to Garden Heights 17 years before the events of The Hate U Give in which Starr Carter, a 16-year-old girl finds her voice after witnessing a police officer kill her best friend.

We are thrilled to partner with International Literature Festival Dublin for this event as part of their festival programme taking place May 20–30, 2021.

LIVE broadcast from ILFDublin
Event Date: May 21, 2021 at 1pm ET
Cost: 8 Euros