Members of the Friends of the Chesterfield County Public Library are invited to a reception with Sadeqa Johnson, author of the critically acclaimed novel "The Yellow Wife".

Light refreshments will be provided, and reception attendees will get a chance to meet the author and get books signed! 

There is no cost to Friends members, as a benefit of membership. 

Guests must pay $10 to attend these receptions.  Guests must pay in advance through this registration or at the door. Want to become a Friend?  Join today at http://www.ChesterfieldFriends.org.  

Registration for the 7:00 PM author presentation is separate and required.

Friends can register early for advanced seat selection beginning Saturday June 19, 2021. The link for ADVANCED registration for Friends members is: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35619/production/1063358. The code is 'Friends'.  (We will also be checking registration against our member list.)

Registration for general admission is required and begins June 26, 2021.  The link is: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35619/production/1063357.

Sadeqa Johnson is a Chesterfield County resident and author of several previously released romance novels. In 2020, she published “The Yellow Wife,” a historical fiction novel based on the life of Mary Lumpkin, an enslaved woman, married to a white owner of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail. The book is one of O Magazine’s “2021 Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novels.” Johnson will discuss the inspiration for the novel, her research and the discoveries she made along the way.