We are so excited to welcome Brandon Taylor to Blackwell’s to hear him discuss his latest novel Minor Black Figures; the story of a gay Black painter navigating the worlds of art, desire, and creativity. Brandon will be in conversation with Simon Savidge.

Doors: 6.30pm, Start: 6.45pm

Tickets are £4 or admission is free when purchasing a Book & Ticket option or a copy of the book in store ahead of the event.

About the Book:

Wyeth is a newcomer to New York, a young Black painter who is trying to find his place in the contemporary Manhattan art scene. He shares a studio with his friends and earns money working for a gallery and an art restorer but he’s struggling with his portrait painting, unable to truly capture the life of his subjects.

Then he meets Keating, a white former priest struggling with his faith. The two men seemingly have nothing in common, and yet Keating shows Wyeth how to see the world anew. But as the men grow closer, the differences between them become more stark, until Wyeth and Keating must decide what they are willing to risk – for art and for love.

About the Author:

Brandon Taylor is the author of the novels The Late Americans and Real Life, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle John Leonard Prize, and named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and a Science + Literature Selected Title by the National Book Foundation. His collection Filthy Animals, a national bestseller, was awarded The Story Prize and shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He lives in New York City.