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Author Talk | Omar Tyree

"Flyy Girl" - 30th Anniversary

Join New York Times Best-Selling author Omar Tyree, as he discusses his bestselling novel "Flyy Girl."

Back with a fresh new look to celebrate 30 years of this iconic urban classic! Tyree's book brought 1980s Philly to life with all its color, charm, and unforgettable characters. Flyy Girl remains a timeless story that continues to win over readers of all ages.

A head-turning young woman with hazel eyes, big hair, and a bold attitude, Tracy Ellison is spoiled, sassy, and eager to grow up. With an appetite for luxury and attention, Tracy spends her days enticing and rejecting the young men in her neighborhood who will do anything for her affection. But with each passing year, the stakes in the game get higher and Tracy realizes how she has put her heart and her life at risk. As she gets older, Tracy reassesses her life, her ambitions, and her identity as she figures out if she has what it takes to transform from a Flyy Girl into a woman of substance.

With a fresh look for a new generation, this timeless tale is filled with unforgettable characters that perfectly capture the excitement and uncertainty of young adulthood. The first in a captivating trilogy that is as fun and relevant to read now as it was back in the day, Flyy Girl is poised to cement its status as an urban classic.

Registration is recommended. Registration closes at the start of the program. Books will be available for sale and signing by Read It Again Books.

Moderator Dr. Jacinta Saffold is a visiting faculty fellow in the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University. She is an Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Culture at the University of Delaware and a digital archivist who teaches 20th and 21st century African American literature, Hip Hop Studies, and the Digital Humanities. Saffold is currenlty working on her first monograph titled, Books & Beats: The Cultural Kinship of Street Lit and Hip Hop and the Essence Book Project, a computational collection of popular African American Literature.

Bestselling author Omar Tyree is the winner of the 2001 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Fiction, and the 2006 Phillis Wheatley Literary Award for Body of Work in Urban Fiction. He has published more than twenty books featuring African American people and culture, including five New York Times bestselling novels. Omar is a popular national speaker and a strong advocate of urban literacy. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Omar now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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