Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture ft. Gary Phillips
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Tuesday, Mar 18, 2025 6:30pm - 8pm
Location
San Diego Central Library
330 Park Blvd
Details
Acclaimed best-selling writer Gary Phillips delivers the 4th Annual Clara Breed Civil Liberties Lecture, named after heroic former San Diego Public Library director Clara E. Breed. His latest novel Ash Dark as Night was chosen by Parade magazine as one of its best mysteries of 2024. He’s written novels, short stories, comic books, and was a staff writer on FX’s Snowfall, about crack and the CIA in 1980s South Central Los Angeles. Phillips’ lecture will discuss his latest novel, banned books, and intellectual freedom. Son of a mechanic and a librarian with roots in the Texas Hill Country and the Mississippi Delta, Phillips must keep writing to forestall his appointment at the crossroads.
