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Books for a Better World: “Writing Our Way Out,” by Dave Coogan and Co.

Date(s)

  • July 11, 2017 | 6:30 pm

Venue

Hull Street Library

Head over to the Hull Street Library (1400 Hull St., Richmond, VA 23224) on July 11th from 6:30-8:00 PM. As part of the Books for a Better World series, Dave Coogan and co-authors of “Writing Our Way Out: Memoirs from Jail” will be discussing writing as a method of rehabilitation that leads to re-entry. This event will be free and open to the public.

Find more details on the RVA Library website: http://rvalibrary.org/calendar/

Detailing the formative and transformative memories of ten men, “Writing Our Way Out” is the creative culmination of a writing class that began in the Richmond City Jail in Virginia, and grew into a journey to re-entry. Compiled in a narrative by the class’ teacher, Dr. David Coogan, these stories explore the conditions, traps, and turning points on the path to imprisonment in modern America, as well as the redemptive and rehabilitative power of memoir.

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