Sadeqa Johnson Discusses & Signs Keeper of Lost Children

MahoganyBooks and the DC Public Library in partnership with the DC Public Library Foundation are excited to host New York Times bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson for her latest historical fiction, Keeper of Lost Children. This story explores how one woman's vision will change the course of countless lives, and demonstrates that love in its myriad of forms--familial, parental, and forbidden, even love of self--can be transcendent. Sadeqa will be joined in conversation by fellow New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Christopher Murray!

You won't want to miss this! Grab a friend and come on out to this exciting event.

A big thank you to our partners at the DC Public Library for your generous support of this event.

ABOUT THE BOOK Keeper of Lost Children

In this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman's vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way.

Ethel Gathers, the proud wife of an American Officer, is living in Occupied Germany in the 1950s. After discovering a local orphanage filled with the abandoned mixed-race children of German women and Black American GI's, Ethel feels compelled to help find these children homes.

Philadelphia born Ozzie Phillips volunteers for the recently desegregated army in 1948, eager to make his mark in the world. While serving in Manheim, Germany, he meets a local woman, Jelka, and the two embark on a relationship that will impact their lives forever.

In 1965 Maryland, Sophia Clark is given an opportunity to attend a prestigious all white boarding school and escape her heartless parents. While at the school, she discovers a secret that upends her world and sends her on a quest to unravel her own identity.

Toggling between the lives of these three individuals, Keeper of Lost Children explores how one woman's vision will change the course of countless lives, and demonstrates that love in its myriad of forms--familial, parental, and forbidden, even love of self--can be transcendent.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels. Her most recent novel, The House of Eve, was an instant New York Times bestseller, Reese’s Book Club selection, NAACP Image Award nominee, Goodreads Choice Award finalist and Target Book Club pick. Her previous novel, Yellow Wife, was the Library of Virginia’s Literary People’s Choice Award winner, Goodreads Choice Award finalist, Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, BCALA Literary Award honoree and a Barnes & Noble Book Club selection. Originally from Philadelphia, Sadeqa currently lives near Richmond, Virginia. For more information, go to www.Sadeqa.net and on Instagram @SadeqaSays.

ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Victoria Christopher Murray is a New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including her most recent release Harlem Rhapsody. With Marie Benedict, she coauthored The Personal Librarian, a Good Morning America book club pick, and The First Ladies, Target’s 2023 Book of the Year. She is an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work for her novel Stand Your Ground, which was also a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Event guidelines are subject to change

6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Conversation Begins | 9 PM Event ends

• Face masks optional throughout event.
• Photographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.
• For reasonable accommodations, please contact the Center for Accessibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretation, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.

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--Let's have an amazing evening,

Derrick, Ramunda & The MahoganyBooks Team