# Event Details - **Event Name**: Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us in celebrating NYT bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo as she discusses & signs her new book, Anger Is Only a ShadowAbout this EventMahoganyBooks and the DC Public Library are delighted to host our friend and NYT bestselling author, Elizabeth Acevedo, as she celebrates her latest YA book, ! Set right here in DC, join protagonist Lil as she takes a white-knuckle journey to self-understanding and doing the right thing, no matter the cost. Elizabeth will be in conversation with fellow phenomenal YA author, Sabaa Tahir.You won't want to miss this event! Grab a friend join us for this engaging conversation. A big thank you to our partners and co-hosts at the DC Public Library and the DC Public Library Foundation for your generous support of this event.UPDATE: NEW VENUE CHANGE NOW AT MLK LIBRARY IN WASHINGTON, DCABOUT THE BOOK: Anger Is Only A ShadowFrom National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author and renowned poet Elizabeth Acevedo comes a white-knuckle journey to self-understanding and doing the right thing, no matter the cost.Lil is anything but small. She's rebellious, she's loyal; she's figuring out what kind of good person she wants to be, or if she wants to be a good person at all. But more than anything? Lil wants to be free.When her instinct for freedom leads to another stay in D.C. juvenile detention, Lil knows she's lucky to just be on probation. But judgment, guilt, and an ankle monitor weigh heavily on her, and she can't shake that pinned-down feeling.The only person who might understand is her big brother, Aldwin. Except he's more distant now than just the hundred miles where he's away at college. Something's been off with him for a couple of months, but only Lil seems to realize how important it is to get to him.As her court hearing ticks closer, a question looms over Lil as the missed phone calls and strange texts from her brother pile up: will she follow the rules until her sentencing, or put her future freedom on the line?ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Elizabeth Acevedo is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. She is also the author of With the Fire on High--which was named a best book of the year by the New York Public Library, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal--and Clap When You Land, which was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book and a Kirkus Prize finalist. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem and Cantomundo, and a participant in the Callaloo Writer's Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, DC, with her family.ABOUT OUR MODERATOR: Sabaa Tahir is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of the An Ember in the Ashes series, which has been translated into over thirty-five languages. She grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash, and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks, and all things nerd.Event guidelines are subject to change.6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Conversation BeginsPhotographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.For reasonable accommodations, please contact the Center for Accessibility at 202-727-2142 or DCPLaccess@dc.gov. For ASL or tactile interpretation, please allow at least seven (7) days notice.Please tag us and use #mahoganybooks, #blackbooksmatter, and #dcpubliclibrary--Let's have an amazing evening,Derrick, Ramunda & The MahoganyBooks Team - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/elizabeth-acevedo-discusses-anger-is-only-a-shadow-w-sabaa-tahir/100001994959270882 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, workshops, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 25.31, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - **lat**: 38.8986823 - **long**: -77.02487099999999 - **full address**: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street Northwest, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/92b0fdf9683fd43c0bf06adfc4a118e192c408281082004e12b743a7f8d75125-rimg-w1200-h600-dc7401ad-gmir.jpg?v=1784897235 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir being held? - **A:** Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir takes place on Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 14 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street Northwest, Washington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir? - **A:** Elizabeth Acevedo discusses Anger Is Only a Shadow w/Sabaa Tahir is organized by MahoganyBooks. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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