Celebrating a debut novel featuring a DC public school teacher and his student as they reckon with race, education, and redemption.

From the streets of Southeast DC to the civil rights landmarks of Harpers Ferry and the forests of the Appalachian Trail, teacher and student take an unexpected, and uneasy journey– which becomes a reckoning, each mile revealing new fault lines between past and present, teacher and student, guilt and grace.

In this conversation at The Ivy Bookshop, author Eric Goldstein speaks alongside Dr. Clare Berke. Both are Washington, DC-based public educators themselves. We hope you’ll join us as we bring this novel to life.