Join the Cabin in welcoming Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the New York Times bestselling author of Friday Black.

Dubbed "one of the most exciting young writers in America” by George Saunders, Adjei-Brenyah premiers his highly-anticipated novel, Chain Gang All Stars, from the historic Shirt Factory in the Old Idaho Penitentiary. Fittingly set within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own, the novel follows two women “gladiators” forced to battle for their freedom.

Adjei-Brenyah will be in conversation with Alan Heathcock, celebrated author of 40 and VOLT. In partnership with the Idaho Innocence Project and Rediscovered Books, The Cabin presents this one-of-a-kind event as part of its Ghosts & Projectors program. All tickets include access to the Old Idaho Pen’s self-guided tour. (Guests wishing to explore are encouraged to arrive early.)

NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH is the New York Times-bestselling author of Friday Black. His work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. He was a National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” honoree, the winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and the Saroyan Prize, and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Award for Best First Book, along with many other honors. Raised in Spring Valley, New York, he now lives in the Bronx.

ALAN HEATHCOCK is the award-winning author of 40 and VOLT. The latter was a ‘Best Book of the Year’ selection by GQ, Publishers Weekly, Salon, and the Chicago Tribune. The recipient of a Whiting and National Magazine Award, and fellowships from NEA, Sewanee, and elsewhere, Heathcock teaches in the UNR-Tahoe MFA program.