# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Weinstein Author Series – Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL

Weinstein Author Series – Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm


Seating in the Lecture Hall is available on a first come, first served basis. Limited free parking is available in the deck underneath the Library building.

Join us for a free talk by New York Times bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson on her new book, “Keeper of Lost Children.” The book portrays how one American woman’s vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way.

Ethel Gathers, the proud wife of an American officer, discovers an orphanage filled with abandoned mixed-race children of German women and Black American GIs. Determined to help, she sets out to find them homes. Meanwhile, Philadelphia-born Ozzie Phillips volunteers for the recently desegregated Army and meets Jelka, a local woman whose relationship with him will change everything. 

Years later in Maryland, Sophia Clark earns a spot at a prestigious boarding school, only to uncover a secret that sends her on a quest to unravel her identity. “Keeper of Lost Children” explores how one woman’s vision alters countless lives and shows that love — familial, parental, forbidden, and self-love — can be transcendent.

Johnson is a New York Times Bestselling author of six novels. Her previous novel, “The House of Eve” was an instant New York Times Best Seller, Reese’s Book Club selection, Target Book Club pick, nominated for a NAACP Image Award and a 2023 Goodreads Choice award finalist. Her book “Yellow Wife” was one of Oprah Magazine’s 27 most anticipated winter historical fiction books of 2021 and won the Library of Virginia’s 2022 People’s Choice Literary Award for Fiction, among other honors.

A book signing will follow the talk. This book will be available at the Virginia Shop.

For more information, contact education@lva.virginia.gov or 804.692.3500.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/weinstein-author-series-sadeqa-johnson-keeper-of-lost-children/200030559646640
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 34

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23219
- **lat**: 37.5413
- **long**: -77.43413
- **full address**: 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23219

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Weinstein Author Series - Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children being held?
  - **A:** Weinstein Author Series - Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children takes place on Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 26 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States, Virginia 23219.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Weinstein Author Series - Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children?
  - **A:** Weinstein Author Series - Sadeqa Johnson | Keeper of Lost Children is organized by Library of Virginia.

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