[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation welcomes Barbara Johnson to the Final Draught stage on Monday, July 17 at 6:00 pm at Town Brewing Company.
The debut author will be sharing her latest work, A Head of Cabbage: A Memoir:
Barbara Johnson felt compelled to tell her story so others may benefit from her painful experiences, failings, and triumphs. It is for this reason she writes ‘A Head of Cabbage: A Memoir’ (published by Balboa Press), the story of the everyday life struggles of a Black woman and her determination to live a life different from those of her ancestors.”
Tickets are on sale now. Her novel will be available for purchase at the event.[/vc_column_text][us_separator][us_btn label=”Purchase tickets here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffoundation.cmlibrary.org%2Fevents%2Ffinal-draught%2F%23tickets|title:Final%20Draught||” align=”center”][us_separator size=”small”][us_btn label=”Barbara Johnson’s press release” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prweb.com%2Freleases%2Fbarbara_johnson_announces_the_release_of_a_head_of_cabbage_a_memoir%2Fprweb19117321.htm|||” style=”2″ align=”center”][us_separator][vc_column_text]BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Johnson was born and raised in North Carolina. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from Bennett College. She won first place in the Jacobs/Jones African American Literary Contest and in the Charlotte Writers Club in 2020 with an excerpt from A Head of Cabbage, which is her first published book. She lives with her husband, George Davis, in North Carolina.
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