Scott Alexander Hess and Joe Okonkwo discuss their latest books. Hess has a volume containing two novellas—The Root of Everythingand Lightning. Okonkwo has published a collection of short stories called Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck. After reading selections from their books, the authors will engage in a spirited conversation: How does…
First time back on stage since the pandemic at Village Works Bookstore in the East Village, NYC to promote “Selected Poems of Emanuel Xavier” with a little help by the amazing Urayoán Noel. Special thanks to NYC Arts Corps for helping to make this event happen.
Scott will read and sign books at this live event! Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
Perfectly Queer celebrates the holidays with readings in new fiction. Queer Space author Jerry Wheeler (PANGS) joins Jenny Bitner (HERE IS A GAME WE COULD PLAY, Jaime Cortez (GORDO), and Rob Rosen (SORT OF DEAD) Wednesday, December 15 from 7pm to 8pm Pacific online via Zoom. More information Get the link to the reading from perfectlyqueersf@gmail.com.
New Orleans Poetry Festival returns with live and virtual events. Get ready for a newly organized and expanded festival. In the course of adapting the fest to our new Covid infested world, we believe we've come up with changes in venues and organization that will make it even more inclusive, exciting, informative, and fun. Building…
A poetry reading that would center around the poetry of location, of place, and how it is transformed, articulated, and experienced as queers, as a theme. Antonio Addessi (Sleeptalking, Rebel Satori 2022) would introduce the poets and we would be reading 3-4 poems each. All together 4 poets—Antonio, and local New Orleanian poets Daniel W.K. Lee (The…
Daniel W.K. Lee will appear with other contributors at a celebration celebrating the release of the Spring 2022 issue of New Orlean's Tilted House Review.
19th Saints & Sinners Literary Festival The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as an innovative way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBTQ+ community. It was also formed to bring the LGBTQ+…
Fever Spores co-editor Brian Alessandro interviews Gal Beckerman author of The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas. Streaming live via Queens Public Library's Culture Connection June 17 at 7pm EDT. They will discuss the modest, grassroots beginnings of major social movements and political revolutions. Streaming live via Facebook and YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/QueensPublicLibrary https://www.facebook.com/QPLNYC
Biran Yapko, author of the recent Queer Space release El Nuevo Mundo, will be at Beastly Books in Santa Fe so read, discuss and sign books. Brian will be joined by author Reese Hogan (Shrouded Loyalties) for a discussion of queer Sci Fi. Come learn more about Brian's new book, expand your knowledge of LGBTQ+…
Join editors Brian Alessandro and Tom Cardamone for the launch of their much anticipated anthology Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs.
