Celebrate bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s (WFYP, MFA Writing Faculty) debut picture book along with the illustrators Jerome & Jarrett Pumphrey, all in conversation with award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. “There Was a Party for Langston” is a snappy, joyous ode to Word King, literary genius, and glass-ceiling smasher Langston Hughes and the luminaries he inspired. Join us at the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City.

Reynolds & the Pumphreys will discuss the inspiration behind and creation of their new book, discuss the significance of Hughes’s life, and take pictures with attendees. All books will be presigned (no personalization) and attendees will be able to take pictures with the authors.

Free tickets are available for teachers (limited amount) and discounted bulk tickets & books available for youth organizations & schools.