Don Lemon is Delaware-bound & wants to give the squeeze on his new book. How to attend

After delivering a house party with rap legends Kid ‘N Play last week, Wilmington Public Library’s next acclaimed guest is journalist Don Lemon, set to appear on Friday, Sept. 13.  

The event with Lemon is free and no registration or tickets are required. Seating is first come, first served.    

Lemon will discuss his new book, “Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America,” which was released on Tuesday.  

What is Don Lemon’s new book about? 

“Once Was Lost” shines a light on the former CNN reporter and his complicated relationship with God and homosexuality.  

“He cherished the Southern Black church he was raised in, but struggled with the fundamentalist rejection of his right to exist as a gay man – one who wanted to marry his longtime love in a church wedding with all the traditional trimmings,” read a synopsis of Lemon’s book on Amazon.   

As a reporter, Lemon noticed Americans losing faith in God, institutions and fellow citizens. While setting out to understand the place that religion has in our lives today, Lemon’s world was suddenly turned upside down.  

“In a blaze of inglorious headlines, Don was ousted from his high-profile network news job and tasked with redefining his role in the shifting media landscape,” the book’s synopsis read.  

Despite a year of personal turmoil, the journalist stayed focused and ultimately found what he was seeking: grace, within himself and in the nation he calls home. 

What’s the Don Lemon Show? 

These days, Lemon is doing journalism on his new media company that launched “The Don Lemon Show.” Earlier in the year, Lemon announced he originally planned to debut his show on X (formerly Twitter), until things soured after he did an interview with X owner Elon Musk that awkwardly erupted in both their faces. Then X sent out a tweet announcing that the platform won’t partner with Lemon.

“The Don Lemon Show” streams on YouTube and has 239,000 subscribers. The show covers topics spanning everything from social issues and race to current events and the fight for democracy.

Guests on his show have included Candace Owens, Cornel West, Cenk Uygur and Roy Wood Jr. Lemon goes live daily on the platform at 5 p.m. EST. 

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When is Don Lemon coming to Delaware?

Don Lemon will visit Wilmington Public Library (10 E. 10th St., Wilmington) at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. Free event. Visit facebook.com/WilmingtonLibraryDE, wilmington.lib.de.us or call (302) 571-7400. 

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