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Join photojournalist Kate Medley as she discusses her new book Thank You Please Come Again during an in-person event on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 6:30 pm. We want to celebrate Kate Medley and her new book, Thank You Please Come Again, with an in-person discussion and book signing at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 17, 2024. You will be able to purchase the book and have it signed by the author.
Synopsis:
THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN is the documentation of Kate Medley’s many road trips across the South photographing our service stations, convenience stores, and quick stops. Along the way, Kate pulls over for tamales, fried fish, and banh mi, but her images uncover the people and landmarks that supply far more than food and gas.
In an ever more divided America, these iconic gathering spaces provide unexpected community, generosity, labor, and creativity. Are these rural and urban pit stops the true “filling stations” of our time? In words and nearly 200 powerful images from the American South, Kate Medley shares her answers.
Author Bio:
Kate Medley is author of THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN (2024), a coffee table book of photographs, for which she was a James Beard finalist. The book has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CNN, among others. It was named a Best Book of 2024 by NPR, and won the 2024 Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters prize.
Primarily working as a photojournalist covering national news across the American South, Kate’s work focuses on storytelling and environmental portraiture, often exploring issues of social justice and the shifting politics of this region. She regularly contributes to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
Kate’s roots are in Mississippi, where she has investigated Civil Rights -era cold cases, covered the devastating impacts of Hurricane Katrina, and chased down hot tamales and Koolicles in the Mississippi Delta. She lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her husband and two children.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
4139 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC, United States, North Carolina 28209
