Join us for a discussion with authors Carrie Sun (Private Equity) and Jasmin Graham (Sharks Don't Sink).
Carrie Sun, who was born in China and raised in Michigan but now lives in Jersey City, holds an MFA in creative writing from the New School. The debut memoir Private Equity offers a searing examination of our relationship to work, illuminating the struggle for balance in a world of extremes: efficiency and excess, status and aspiration, power and fortune.
Jasmin Graham is a marine biologist in the field of elasmobranch ecology and evolution, specializing in smalltooth sawfish and hammerhead sharks. She is the co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), which fosters greater diversity in marine science. The riveting, uplifting memoir Sharks Don’t Sink is the story of a young Black scientist’s challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal—the shark.
Moderator: Karama Neal
Sponsored by Dr. Elizabeth Fletcher Dishongh Charitable Trust
AGE GROUP: | Teens ages 12-19 | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Small Business & Entrepreneurship | Science & Nature | Literature & Language |
TAGS: | SixBridgesBookFestival | RonRobinsonTheater | 6B24-5 |
The Ron Robinson Theater is a 315-seat multi-purpose event venue. Part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s (CALS) Main Library campus, it is designed to provide programs for all ages including films, music performances, plays, readings, lectures, speakers, and children’s activities. The theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art DCI-compliant Barco digital cinema projection system and 32′ wide retractable screen; and, a versatile sound system capable of Dolby 5.1 surround audio for movies, with a CL3 digital mixing console with ample inputs for traditional music concerts.