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Author Talk with Lisa Smith, "Jamaica Road." (1)
Wed, Oct 22
|Cafe con Libros, Bk.
Join us to celebrate a beautiful Afro-Caribbean love story.
Time & Location
Oct 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Cafe con Libros, Bk. , 724 Prospect Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216
About the Event
About the Book: A transformative love story about two best friends who fall for each other, fall apart, and try to find their way back together in their tight-knit British-Jamaican community.
South London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants is to keep her head down, preferably in a book. The easiest way to survive is to go unnoticed.
Daphne’s attempts at invisibility are upended when a boy named Connie Small arrives from Jamaica. Connie is the opposite of small in every way: lanky, outgoing, and unapologetically himself. Daphne tries to keep her distance, but Connie is magnetic, and they form an intense bond. As they navigate growing up in a volatile, rapidly changing city, their families become close, and their friendship begins to shift into something more complicated. When Connie reveals that he and his mother “nuh land”—meaning they’re in England illegally—Daphne realizes…
Tickets
Community Offering
Books and bookish events are not the province of the privileged. This ticket is for those who most need the help. If you can afford the $5.00 charge for general admission, please save this for someone who can’t.
$0.00
Sale endedGeneral Admission
This ticket grants entry to the event; it does not include a book. In addition, it does not guarantee a signed book. Purchase of a book is entirely dependent on stock availability at the time of the event.
$5.00
+$0.44 NYS
+$0.14 ticket service fee
Sale endedGen Adm + Signed Book
This ticket grants entry to the event and guarantees a signed book during the event. If for any reason, you are unable to attend, you will receive an email outlining the options on how to receive the book. Please do not worry; your book will not be sold.
$35.00
+$3.06 NYS
+$0.95 ticket service fee
Sale endedONLY the Signed Book. no entry
This ticket does not grant entry. This ticket is only for folx who are not able to physically attend the event AND who like a signed book. 1-2 business days after the event, you will receive an email outlining the options for receiving the book: a. ship or b. pick-Up. If you opt for shipping, you will receive an invoice with shipping cost. Once paid, the book will ship. If you choose pick-up, you will receive an email with pick-up information.
$30.00
+$2.63 NYS
+$0.82 ticket service fee
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