Ellison: More Than Invisible – Children’s Story Time

Join us at the North Oak Cliff Public Library for a stoy time reading of Ellison: More Than Invisible by Quraysh Ali Lansana, followed by cupcakes and lemonade!

Ellison: More Than Invisible walks through the life of acclaimed writer Ralph Ellison, from his childhood in Oklahoma City to his major accomplishments, with photographs, anecdotes and compelling stories. Through examination and discussion of his life, from his roots to receiving the National Book Award, the books explore the major themes and issues in his works, and how many of them still inform our current moment.

Pre-order your copy here and pick it up at the reading! A limited quantity will be available for purchase on the 18th.

Quraysh Ali Lansana is author of over twenty books in poetry, nonfiction and children’s literature. Lansana is Applied Associate Professor of English/Creative Writing and Media Studies at the University of Tulsa, where he is also Director of the African American Studies program and the Media Lab.

Lansana is Executive Producer of KOSU/NPR’s Focus: Black Oklahoma monthly radio program, which is a recipient of a 2022 duPont-Columbia Award, a 2022 NAACP Image Award, a 2022 Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists Award and was a Peabody Award nominee. Lansana is also the recipient of a 2022 Emmy Award, among others, for his roles as host and consultant for the OETA (PBS) documentary film “Tulsa Race Massacre: 100 Years Later.” Lansana is a three-time International Regional Magazine Award-winning Contributing Editor for Oklahoma Today Magazine. He is a founding member of Tri-City Collective and serves on the Board of Directors of Oklahoma Humanities and the Tulsa Press Club. Lansana is an alumnus of the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.