“I believe that we should write these stories, that we should share these stories, that we should read these stories… I think that they serve as keys to help us understand the lives that we live now and understand all the ways that the past lives in the present.” —Jesmyn Ward, speaking in #Pittsburgh on Monday Thank you to everyone who joined us for our final Ten Evenings lecture of the season at Carnegie Music Hall with Jesmyn Ward, and to UPMC, FHLBank Pittsburgh, and pittlibraries for supporting this event.  Ticket-holders, you have until Monday, May 20 to watch this lecture! The link is in your inbox. 💌 Want more Ten Evenings in your life? Subscribe for our upcoming season at pittsburghlectures.org/tickets/subscriptions today. Next week: Made Local with Anna Monardo on Thursday, May 23 📚 Register at pittsburghlectures.org. #JesmynWard #LetUsDescend #Books #Bookish #BookLove #Bookstagram #TBR #TBRlist #CurrentlyReading #ReadersOfInstagram #AuthorsOfInstagram #ThingsT...