Anjali Enjeti in conversation with Eren Brumley – Ballot
In “Ballot,” Anjali Enjeti offers a stirring and necessary reflection on what voting means both personally and politically, inviting readers to see the act not just as a civic duty but as a profound expression of identity, values, and collective possibility.
A Cappella Books and Georgia Center for the Book welcome journalist, activist, and election worker Anjali Enjeti to discuss her important new book from the "Object Lessons" series, “Ballot.” Enjeti will appear in conversation with Roswell City Councilmember Eren Brumley.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the venue.
This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but preferred—signing up guarantees your seat.
About the Book
“Ballot” examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an increasingly anti-voting climate. Armed with her personal experiences as a poll worker, electoral organizer, and activist, Anjali Enjeti unspools a timely narrative about the precarious state of the ballot during one of the most tumultuous political eras in US history, and recounts the astonishing events leading up to the 2024 presidential election.
Enjeti lays out the growing challenges for voters in battleground states, where rightwing legislatures have introduced staggering numbers of voter suppression bills and redrawn district lines, all to disenfranchise as many Black and other marginalized voters as possible. As her account of the history and stakes of election integrity shows, the aftershocks of the Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021 have manifested most egregiously on the four corners of the ballot.
About the Author
Anjali Enjeti is a former attorney, journalist, activist, and election worker based near Atlanta. She is the author of two award-winning books, “Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change,” and the novel, “The Parted Earth.” Her other writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Harper’s Bazaar, Oxford American, and elsewhere. She teaches creative writing in the MFA programs at Antioch University in Los Angeles and Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia.
