Talks & Entertainment

In Coded Justice, Stacey Abrams—trailblazing political leader, voting rights advocate, attorney, and entrepreneur—offers the next thriller in her #1 New York Times bestselling Avery Keene series. Avery, the former Supreme Court clerk, is now working as an internal investigator at a prestigious law firm in DC when a high-profile client, Camasca Enterprises, seeks her out and leads her down a dark rabbit hole into the dangerously evolving world of AI in the medical industry.

The tech company has developed an AI system poised to revolutionize the medical industry. To prove its potential, Camasca’s charismatic founder, retired Major Rafe Diaz, has picked a complicated target: delivering cutting-edge health care to fellow veterans. When their prototype is plagued by a series of disturbing anomalies, Avery and her colleagues are brought into the company to investigate whether Camasca’s technical troubles and rising body count reveal something sinister at work. 

Abrams will be in conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden, who served as the 14th Librarian of Congress from 2016 – 2025. Dr. Hayden was nominated to the position by President Obama and is the first woman and the first African American to have led the library.