Hayti Dialogues: In Conversation with Brit Bennett

Thursday, May 7, 2026, 6:30 PM

Hayti Heritage Center

Brit Bennett is the author of the dazzling coming of age novel The Mothers and the National Book Award nominated novel, The Vanishing Half. Already a much buzzed about social commentator, well-known for her powerful personal essays, Bennett is one of today's most exciting new voices in literary fiction. Her lectures are as compassionate and memorable as her writing and give audiences a window into her craft while exploring broader themes of race, familial legacy, and injustice in connection with her work.

At Hayti, Brit Bennett explores the intricate constructions of self-determined towns that forged their own destinies and the personal choices that define race, family, and legacy.