William Styron and Anatole Broyard are unquestionably on the short list of great literary figures of the 20^th century, but what was it like to grow up around such men – especially since they each held dark secrets?

Styron went through years-long periods of depression while Broyard kept the fact that of his African American roots from his family and the public.  On Wednesday, May 5th at 7:30 PM on the 4^th Floor of PS 107 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Alexandra Styron, a New Yorker contributor and novelist in her own right (All The Finest Girls), and Bliss Broyard, who wrote about coming to terms with an entire side of her family she never knew about (One Drop) will read from their works and talk about their experiences.

This reading will be held on the 4th Floor of PS 107, which is located at 13th Street and 8th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn at 7:30 PM. The event is open to the public and tickets are $10 online at www.ps107.org or at the door.

The PS 107 Readings on the 4^th Floor is a topical literary series that raises funds for the PTA of P.S. 107. It has featured authors such as Jonathan Lethem, Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Safran Foer and Pulitzer prize-winner Jumpha Lahiri and comedians like John Hodgeman, to leading journalists including George Packer of The New Yorker and 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Moss of The New York Times.