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Event co-chairs Telsula Morgan and Lindsay Reinhart hold books written by Love of Literacy Luncheon guest speaker Victoria Christopher Murray. Photo provided

By Amy Woods

The author of The Personal Librarian and The First Ladies is one of the country’s top African-American writers — the two titles have hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists — and her appearance at the 34th annual Love of Literacy luncheon will be a treat for bookworms.

Victoria Christopher Murray has more than 3 million books in print, a monumental accomplishment 25 years in the making.

“It was the perfect time for her to come this year,” said Telsula Morgan, co-chairwoman of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County’s April 10 event.

Morgan belongs to the same Delta Sigma Theta sorority as Murray and was instrumental in having her “sister” speak at a 2023 book discussion at West Palm Beach’s CityPlace.

“Our goal, or at least my goal, is to promote literacy,” Morgan said. “And what better way to do that than sell out the Kravis Center with Victoria Christopher Murray?”

Murray spent more than a decade in corporate America prior to pursuing her pen-to-paper dream. Her debut novel, Temptation, was mass published in 2000.

“Since she was announced, I read The Personal Librarian,” Co-Chairwoman Lindsay Reinhart said. “I took a literacy class in college about the Harlem Renaissance and am a lifelong lover of books.”

Funds raised at the Love of Literacy luncheon will support reading programs throughout Palm Beach County that help children and adults who lack basic literacy skills.

“We’re pleased to have Victoria Christopher Murray join us as our guest speaker for this year’s celebration of literacy,” said Kristin Calder, CEO of the coalition.

 “We know our community will be intrigued by Victoria’s own story as well as the strong women featured in her novels.”

If You Go

What: Love of Literacy Luncheon

When: 11:30 a.m. April 10

Where: Kravis Center, West Palm Beach

Cost: $200

Info: Call 561-767-3370 or visit literacypbc.org

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