Biography and Memoir Panel Authors talked about their memoirs and biographies about finding success in spite of odds, expectations, or outwardly imposed perceptions. They responded to questions from members of the audience.

The authors were: Cheryl Wills (moderator), Die Free (Bascom Hill Press); Wes Moore, The Other Wes Moore (Random); Max Siegel, Know What Makes Them Tick: How to Successfully Negotiate Almost Any Situation (HarperCollins); Karen Chilton, Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee) (University of Michigan Press); Thomas Chatterton Williams, Losing My Cool (The Penguin Press); Leonard T. Miller, Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on NASCAR (Seven Stories Press).

“American Stories: Creating Life Against Resistance” was a panel of the 12th annual Harlem Book Fair from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. close