The One Book One Community Committee is pleased to host author Piper Kerman who will speak on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Theatre. Kerman is the author of Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Woman’s Prison. The event is free and open to all. Kerman will answer questions and sign books following her discussion. Tickets are not required for this general seating event.
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Orange is the New Black is the 2015 book selection for One Book One Community. The book chronicles what Kerman calls her “crucible experienceâ€â€”the 13 months she spent in the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut.
Television Series
Orange is the New Black was adapted into a critically-acclaimed Netflix series of the same name by Jenji Kohan. The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning show has been called “the best TV show about prison ever made” by The Washington Post and was lauded by Time‘s TV critic James Poniewozik. The show’s third season premiered this summer.
Orange is the New Black is available in a variety of formats for loan through the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library (EVPL) or for purchase at Barnes & Noble. Visitevpl.org/onebook for more information.
About One Book One Community
One Book One Community is a reading program to develop a community built around the shared experience of people reading and talking about the same book. Bringing people together to discuss ideas in books can play an important role in breaking down barriers between people, cultures and economic and educational backgrounds. The EVPL is joining with local media, schools, universities, book stores, businesses and other libraries to promote a culture of reading in Southwestern Indiana.
