The Citizens Association of Georgetown and the First Baptist Church in Georgetown are pleased to host Author Breena Clarke.
Clarke will talk about how Georgetown's unique African American history influences her writing.
Ms. Clarke, a native of Washington, will read excerpts from both of her novels: River, Cross My Heart and Stand the Storm.
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Both novels are set in Georgetown and illuminate the African American community in the neighborhood. She will talk about Georgetown's unique African American history, describe the ways she inherited a black Georgetown identity fron her parents and grandparents, and how this identity shapes her writing.
She will be signing and selling her books beginning at 7 p.m.