Kathryn Stockett in conversation with Peter Biello - The Calamity Club

CRITIC'S PICK:
Thu., May 14
Kathryn Stockett, The Calamity Club, Wild Heaven West End - Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel, 'The Help,' delved into the systemic racism suffered by African-American domestic workers in 1960s Mississippi - and their efforts to challenge the status quo. 'The Calamity Club,' Stockett's second book, takes place in the same state in 1933 and follows three troubled young women who connect at an orphanage, vowing to improve their existence regardless of the consequences. "Race is always in the background," Stockett told 'The New York Times' in 2025. "It's probably always going to be in the background of any book I write." She will appear at Wild Heaven West End chatting with Peter Biello of GPB in an event hosted by A Cappella Books. - Kevin C. Madigan