# Event Details - **Event Name**: Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: About this EventClifford Thompson is not only a beautiful essayist, memoirist, and graphic novelist-- but also the author of the remarkable new novel: Let Us Go Then, You and I. Join us to hear the author in conversation with beloved Baltimore poet Sylvia Jones!Let Us Go Then, You and I is a journey of self-examination and investigation that leads Theo from his hometown of Washington, DC to New York City, as he searches for the truth about his late friend. Pulitzer Prize finalist Lee Martin calls it a “delicately spun tale of identity and the attempt to alter the course of one’s life,” and “a gorgeous and courageous book,” adding, “I cared deeply about its protagonist.”A thoughtful novel, a great pairing of writers, tasty drinks from Bird in Hand - we are in for a treat!Order LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I here!Clifford Thompson’s previous books include What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues and Jazz June: A Self-Portrait in Essays. His work has appeared in Best American Essays and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction, and teaches creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Thompson lives in Brooklyn.Sylvia Jones lectures at George Washington University and serves as poetry editor for Black Lawrence Press—she also reads for Ploughshares. Her debut collection —Television Fathers was released in 2024 through Meekling Press. The followup, Dope Calisthenics, will be released this upcoming fall with Relegation Books. She earned her MFA from American University and lives in Baltimore, MD. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/clifford-thompson-and-sylvia-jones-let-us-go-then-you-and-i/100002001257379695 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, workshops, music, entertainment, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books - **lat**: 39.32785829999999 - **long**: -76.61671319999999 - **full address**: Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/80244ab2d92f2fb68663e674b9b33d468f0ebadbc490e382859f46c6319c780b-rimg-w1200-h600-dc484868-gmir.jpg?v=1790098295 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I being held? - **A:** Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I takes place on Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 22 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Bird in Hand Coffee & Books, 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I? - **A:** Clifford Thompson and Sylvia Jones: LET US GO THEN, YOU AND I is organized by The Ivy Bookshop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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