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SUMMARY:Chain-Gang All-Stars\, by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (virtual event)
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Black History Month by reading this powerful debut by
  Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah\, which was a finalist for the 2023 National Boo
 k Award for Fiction. The novel focuses on a future American society where 
 incarcerated people have the option to participate in televised gladiatori
 al matches. If they can survive for three years\, they will earn their fre
 edom. The novel switches between a variety of perspectives\; we see the lo
 ve story of Hamara Staxx and Loretta Thurwar\, who are forced to choose be
 tween their love and their survival\; we see how corporate executives just
 ify violence with profits\; we see the protestors who will sacrifice every
 thing to end the CAPE program\; we the passivity of the audience\, who lov
 e the gladiators that fight and die before their eyes. If you want to disc
 uss: the prison industrial complex\, the dangers of the entertainment indu
 stry\, the psychology of resistance\, and the power of human connection in
  a violent world\, then this is the book for you!
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