Tulsa City-County Library invites Tulsa County residents to join the conversation and participate in “One Book, One Tulsa,” a communitywide reading initiative focusing on David Grann’s “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” and culminating with a free presentation by the author.
In this New York Times best-seller and National Book Award finalist, Grann presents a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. It was the 1920s, and the richest people per capita in the world lived right here in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, members of the Osage Nation rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off.
Read Grann’s book and then expand your “One Book, One Tulsa” experience by meeting the author, and deepening your understanding of Osage culture and history through a series of enlightening presentations leading up to Grann’s visit to Tulsa in September.
Grann will discuss “Killers of the Flower Moon,” answer questions from the audience and sign books on Friday, Sept. 7 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Central Library, Fifth Street and Denver Avenue, on the first floor. A staff writer for The New Yorker, Grann’s stories have appeared in many anthologies of the best American writing. Copies of “Killers of the Flower Moon” will be available for purchasing at the event.
Prior to Grann’s visit to Tulsa, Central Library will host a pop-up exhibit of historical photographs on loan from the Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska, Okla. The display may be viewed Aug. 15 through Sept. 7 on the first floor.
Also, the Herman and Kate Kaiser Library, 5202 S. Hudson Ave., will offer a book discussion of "Killers of the Flower Moon" on Saturday, Aug. 25 from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
Also, Andrea Hunter, director of The Osage Nation Historic Preservation Office, will present “Exploring Osage Culture and History” on Tuesday, Sept. 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Central Library’s Pocahontas Greadington Learning and Creativity Center.
In addition, experts from the Wahzhazhe (Osage) Cultural Center will present “A Glimpse Into Osage Culture” on Wednesday, Sept. 5 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Bixby Library, 20 E. Breckenridge, and on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Collinsville Library, 1223 W. Main. Learn more about Osage culture and history, while exploring some traditional Osage artifacts.
The exhibit and events are free and open to the public. Copies of “Killers of the Flower Moon” are available for checkout at the library. To reserve a copy of the book or for more details about “One Book, One Tulsa,” visit www.TulsaLibrary.org or call 918-549-7323.