As part of its fifth year anniversary celebration, the American Writers Museum (AWM) will host Janelle Monáe, artist, rapper, singer, and actor, for a discussion about her debut book The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer on Friday, April 22. This event will take place at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Street, at 7pm. Monáe will be joined by collaborating writer Sheree Renée Thomas, and moderator Theaster Gates. Tickets are on sale now, at www.harristheaterchicago.org or by calling the Box Office at 312-334-7777. All tickets come with a copy of The Memory Librarian. A limited number of signed copies will be available to purchase at an additional cost. Masks and proof of vaccination are required. From groundbreaking musician, actor, fashion icon and futurist Janelle Monáe and an outstanding group of collaborators comes The Memory Librarian, a collection of short fiction, bringing to the written page the rebellious and Afrofuturistic world of Monáe’s critically acclaimed album Dirty Computer.