‘Orange Is the New Black’ Author to Speak at UMass Lowell
If the names “Pennsatucky,’’ “Yoga Jones,’’ or “Crazy Eyes’’ mean anything to you, you might consider taking a trip to UMass Lowell on Tuesday. Piper Kerman, author of “Orange is the New Black,’’ will be speaking at the school on Sept. 30. The event is free and open to the public.
Kerman’s memoir of the same name is the basis for the Netflix series. Both the book and the television show explore what happens when a middle-class white woman spends a year in prison for a crime she committed almost a decade earlier.
The event comes as part of an author series hosted by UMass Lowell to promote the newly-opened University Crossing student center. Previous speakers include Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whose Sept. 9 talk drew around 200 attendees, the university’s spokesperson, Christine Gillette, told Boston.com.
Kerman’s talk will be followed by a Q&A session, which audience members are invited to participate in. Gillette expects the discussion to center around the events in Kerman’s book, the success of the Netflix adaptation, and Kerman’s efforts in the prison reform movement.
Following the discussion, Kerman will sign books at the River Hawk Shop, the new campus bookstore.
The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and does not require a ticket. Seating is general admission, and those interested in attending are urged to arrive early. For more information, see UMass Lowell’s website.
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