Join us for a free, public conversation with author, Percival Everett, at UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater on May 4 at 4pm (doors open at 3pm). He’ll discuss his National Book Award-winning novel James with Deep Read Faculty Co-Lead, Professor of Literature Vilashini Cooppan.  We’ll consider how Everett depicts the possibility of humanity in this novel about the brutality of slavery, the performance of race, and the value of language and literacy.

Event Logistics: All guest parking will take place at the East Remote Parking Lot (Lot 104). Parking will be free on Sunday. We encourage sustainable transport such as carpooling, biking, or utilizing METRO transit services whenever possible. Enter campus through UCSC’s main entrance located at the intersection of Bay and High St. There will be signs directing you to the “Quarry Event.” Shuttle services will be provided. If guests are planning to walk from the lot, please make time for a 15- 20 walk to the Quarry Amphitheater gates. ADA parking will be located at the Bay Tree Bookstore Parking Lot 102. Each vehicle must display a valid, DMV-issued ADA placard or plate to be able to park in this area. For these and any further ADA accessibility accommodations please email Quarry@ucsc.edu.

The Deep Read is an annual program of The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz made possible through the generous support of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation. We invite curious minds to think deeply about books and the most pressing issues of our contemporary moment.