Open Book, Open Mind; Angela Flournoy, "The Wilderness"
Longlisted for the National Book Award. Acclaimed author Angela Flournoy ("The Turner House"), will discuss her second novel, "The Wilderness," about five Black women over 20 years of friendship, with local novelist Cleyvis Natera ("The Grand Paloma Resort").
“Angela Flournoy’s vivid second novel, “The Wilderness,” treats friendship with the dignity and fascination it deserves...as the four [women] share love in all its contradictions and complexities, its capacity to be both uneven and steadfast. — The Washington Post
Doors open at 6 p.m. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book sales and signing with Watchung Booksellers.
Open Book / Open Mind is sponsored by Montclair Public Library Foundation, Watchung Booksellers, Anonymous, Dr. Alex Malaspina, David and Mary Lee Jones, and our individual Underwriters. We are also grateful for the generous support of our in-kind sponsors, First Congregational Church of Montclair, The George Montclair, and Amanti Vino. To support Open Book / Open Mind and other library programs, click here to donate.
- Date:
- Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- Author Talk Open Book / Open Mind
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Angela Flournoy is the author of "The Turner House," which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, an Indie Next pick, and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, and she has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Flournoy has taught at the University of Iowa, Princeton University, and UCLA. She lives in New York.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The author of "The Turner House" has written a second novel, about five Black women over twenty years of friendship. “Expertly conveys the power of lifelong friendships that can feel closer even than familial bonds. Their friendship comforts and fortifies the women as they navigate the perilous, thorny, messy wilderness of modern adulthood. Flournoy is a talented writer, and this will be a good book club pick for fans of Brit Bennett, Terry McMillan, and Jacqueline Woodson." — Library Journal
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