

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Illinois Libraries Present: Beyond the Page with Percival Everett
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: ** Choice of in person watch party or virtual event **

Industrious, irreverent, humble–though he may deny the accusation–Percival Everett, like his fiction, defies categorization. His most recent novel, James, earned both the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the National Book Award, and his 2001 novel Erasure inspired the film American Fiction, which received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2024. 

Everett’s other titles include Dr. No, The Trees (finalist for the Booker Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction), Telephone (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), So Much Blue, and I Am Not Sidney Poitier. Despite these accomplishments, he remains devoted to reviewing his own work critically, and indeed his writing process involves intensive research and revision. Tune in for our conversation with Percival Everett to get a glimpse beyond the page. 

Brandis Friedman will moderate the event. Friedman is a writer and anchor for WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and Chicago Tonight: Black Voices and also serves as a champion for libraries.

This event is intended for adults.

This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP), a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). 

ILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Closed Captioning are provided for all events by default—no special request needed.

If a patron needs accommodations not listed, the member library should email illinoislibrariespresent@ila.org. 

To attend virtually please register here: https://bit.ly/ILPPercivalEverett
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/peoria/illinois-libraries-present-beyond-the-page-with-percival-everett/200029755699710
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bit.ly/ILPPercivalEverett?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=peoria-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Peoria
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Peoria Public Library North Branch
- **lat**: 40.800556791446
- **long**: -89.639064450474
- **full address**: Peoria Public Library North Branch, Peoria Public Library, Peoria, IL 61615, United States

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- **organizer**: Peoria PublicLibrary (https://allevents.in/org/peoria-publiclibrary/4626692)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Peoria Public Library North Branch, Peoria Public Library, Peoria, IL 61615, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Peoria PublicLibrary
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Illinois Libraries Present: Beyond the Page with Percival Everett ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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