Virtual Author Talk: Where the Children Take Us with Zain E. Asher

Join us in conversation with popular CNN Anchor Zain E. Asher as she discusses her moving and inspiring memoir Where the Children Take Us. 

In the memoir, Zain Asher tells the story of her mother's harrowing fight to raise four children as a widowed immigrant in South London. Drawing on tough-love parenting strategies, Obiajulu Ejiofor teaches her sons and daughters to overcome the daily pressures of poverty, crime and prejudice--and much more. With her relentless support, the children exceed all expectations, becoming a CNN anchor, an Oscar-nominated actor--Asher's older brother Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), a medical doctor, and a thriving entrepreneur.

About the Author:

Born and raised in London, Zain Asher graduated from Oxford University. In 2006, she earned an MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.

Asher is an anchor for CNN International based in New York. She anchors the new global news program, One World with Zain Asher, and also hosts the weekly business show Marketplace Africa. Where the Children Take Us is her first book.

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This is part of a series of author talks in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.  See all upcoming talks here.

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