{"id":2621,"date":"2023-09-23T22:44:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2621"},"modified":"2023-09-28T10:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T17:38:41","slug":"mcwilliams-rusch","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/event\/mcwilliams-rusch\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight for Your Rights: Kelly McWilliams & Elizabeth Rusch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly McWilliam<\/a>‘s\u00a0Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay<\/em> is sharp-witted, timely novel that explores cancel culture, anger, and grief, and challenges the romanticization of America\u2019s racist past with humor and heart. Compelling and timely, award-winning author Elizabeth Rusch<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0The Twenty-One<\/em>\u00a0tells the gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark federal climate change lawsuit,\u00a0Juliana vs. United States of America<\/em>. Moderated by Megan Savage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"In Kelly McWilliam’s You Plantation Prom Is Not Okay<\/em>, Harriet Douglass lives with her historian father on an old plantation in Louisiana, which they\u2019ve transformed into one of the South\u2019s few enslaved people\u2019s museums. Together, while grieving the recent loss of Harriet\u2019s mother, they run tours that help keep the memory of the past alive. Harriet\u2019s world is turned upside down by the arrival of mother and daughter Claudia and Layla Hartwell\u2014who plan to turn the property next door into a wedding venue, and host the offensively antebellum-themed wedding of two Hollywood stars. Harriet\u2019s sure she can change the hearts of Layla and her mother, but she underestimates the scale of the challenge\u2026and when her school announces that prom will be held on the plantation, Harriet\u2019s just about had it with this whole racist timeline! Overwhelmed by grief and anger, it\u2019s fair to say she snaps. Can Harriet use the power of social media to cancel the celebrity wedding and the plantation prom? Will she accept that she\u2019s falling in love with her childhood best friend, who\u2019s unexpectedly returned after years away? Can she deal with the frustrating reality that Americans seem to live in two completely different countries? And through it all, can she and Layla build a bridge between them?<\/p>\n

“McWilliams pens a touching story about grief, compassion for one\u2019s ancestors, and one teen\u2019s pursuit of justice in this thoughtfully rendered telling, which interrogates the romanticization of Black pain and the pros and cons of social media activism.”\u2014Publishers Weekly<\/i><\/h3>\n

\"\"From severe flooding in Louisiana to wildfires in the Pacific Northwest to melting permafrost in Alaska, catastrophic climate events are occurring more frequently\u2014and severely\u2014than ever. And these events are having a direct impact on the lives (and futures) of young people and their families. In the ongoing landmark case\u00a0Juliana vs. United States<\/em>, twenty-one young plaintiffs claim that the government\u2019s support of the fossil-fuel industry is actively contributing to climate change, and that all citizens have a constitutional right to a stable climate\u2014especially children and young adults, because they cannot vote and will inherit the problems of the future. Elizabeth Rusch\u2019s\u00a0The Twenty-One<\/em>\u00a0is a gripping legal and environmental thriller that tells the story of twenty-one young people and their ongoing case against the U.S. government for denying their constitutional right to life and liberty. A rich, informative, and multifaceted read,\u00a0The Twenty-One<\/em>\u00a0stars the young plaintiffs and their attorneys; illuminates the workings of the United States\u2019s judicial system and the relationship between government, citizens\u2019 rights, and the environment; and asks readers to think deeply about the future of our planet.<\/p>\n

“This taut, quick-moving story told in short, lively chapters employs novelistic suspense and focuses effectively on people and their experiences as much as on principles. . . . Rusch acknowledges the distinct roles of individuals, the impact of economic systems, and the overarching power of government. . . . Rigorously researched, this work offers a clear summary of a complex and critically important lawsuit.\u201d \u2014 Kirkus Reviews<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>(starred review)<\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>Portland Book Festival General Admission Passes are required for entry into all events.<\/strong>\u00a0Passes<\/a>\u00a0are $15 in advance and $25 day of Festival. Youth 17 & under get in FREE. All full-priced General Admission Passes include a $5 book fair voucher and entry into Portland Art Museum. Passes admit attendees to the Festival; individual events are first-come, first-served. More info\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kelly McWilliam debut novel explores cancel culture, anger, and grief, and challenges the romanticization of America\u2019s racist past with humor and heart. Elizabeth Rusch tells the gripping inside story of the ongoing landmark federal climate change lawsuit. Moderated by Megan Savage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[97],"tribe_events_cat":[66],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2621"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2623,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/2621\/revisions\/2623"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=2621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}