INDIANAPOLIS — Award-winning author, journalist and comic book writer Ta-Nehisi Coates will present The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation’s 42nd annual Marian McFadden Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at Clowes Memorial Hall of Butler University, 4602 Sunset Ave.
Coates is a distinguished writer in residence at New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is the author of the bestselling books The Beautiful Struggle; We Were Eight Years in Power; and Between The World And Me, which won the National Book Award in 2015. Coates is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship. He is also the current author of the Marvel comics Black Panther and Captain America.
Formatted as a moderated conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates, attendance at this program is free, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at ButlerArtsCenter.org/Coates, on Ticketmaster, or in person at the Clowes Memorial Hall box office. Additional fees of $0.75 apply for online orders. There is a limit of four tickets per person for online orders.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., with preferred seating for Friends of the Library available until 6:45 p.m.
Books will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of the Butler University Bookstore.
For more information about the McFadden Lecture or on becoming a Friend of the Library, contact the Library Foundation at 317-275-4700 or visit indyplfoundation.org or indypl.org.
