Emanuel Xavier at BGSQD

Bureau of General Services Queer Division 208 West 13th Street, Room 210, New York, NY, United States

Join Emanuel Xavier reading from his work and interviewed by Hugh Ryan. Live in-person and live-streaming at YouTube @bgsqd

Free

Dale Corvino Book Launch – LA

Stories Books & Cafe 1716 Sunset Blvd., Los Angelese, CA, United States

Launch event for Bonds & Boundaries, the debut short story collection by Dale Corvino, from Rebel Satori Press. Dale will be in conversation with Cesar Padilla, co-editor of I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear from Semoitext(e). They will discuss the queer Gen X tropes raised by each work, followed by readings of select…

Free

Emanuel Xavier at Village Works

Village Works Bookshop 12 St. Marks Place, New York, NY, United States

Nuyorican Poets Café presents Emanual Xavier reading at Village Works.

Free

Alan Lessik Reading – New York

The Better Men Distilling Co 161 River Ave, Patchogue, New York, NY, United States

Alan Lessik will read from his new release Make the Dark Night Shine: A Zen Novel at The Better Men Distilling Co.

Alan Lessik – NY Zen Shobo-ji

New York Zendo Shobo-ji 223 East 67th Street, New York, NY, United States

Alan Lessik will read from his new release Make the Dark Night Shine: A Zen Novel at New York Zendo Shobo-ji.

Dale Corvino in San Francisco

Fabulosa Books 489 Castro St., San Francisco, CA, United States

Bonds and Boundaries author Dale Corvino will be reading in San Francisco at Fabulosa Books. Details will follow.

Alan Lessik in London, UK

London Zen Group 486 Caledonian Road, London, United Kingdom

Alan Lessik, author of Make the Dark Night Shine, will be reading at the North London Zen Dojo. Advance sign-up requested.

Written Work: Poetry, Labor, and the Global City (NY Public Library)

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 455 5th Ave, New York, NY, United States

A book party like no other, unpacking the pleasures and pain of working in the city. Kicking off NYPL’s World Literature Festival, join poets Camonghe Felix, Dorothea Lasky, Emanuel Xavier, and moderator Helena de Groot for readings and lively discussion about poetry, language, and labor. From day to day labor to the work of writing, this conversation explores the way poetry…

OUTspoken: The Publishing Triangle’s Reading Series, March Edition (in person & live-streaming)

Bureau of General Services Queer Division 208 West 13th Street, Room 210, New York, NY, United States

The Publishing Triangle presents its monthly OUTspoken Reading Series as host Rob Byrnes welcomes Mary Burns, Wo Chan, Stephen Greco, Cheryl Head, Bill Konigsberg, Tim Stobierski, Kathleen Warnock, and Jerry L. Wheeler. Join us as in-person or watch the live-stream (see below) to hear from some of queer literature’s most dynamic established and up-and-coming voices. This event will take place in person at the Bureau…

Alan Lessik Reading in Bristol UK

Bristol Zen Doo 91-93 Gloucester Road, Bristol, United Kingdom

Alan Lessik, author of Make the Dark Night Shine, will be reading at the Bristol Zen Dojo.

Alan Lessik Reading in Brighton, UK

The Queery Bookstore 46 George Street, Brighton, United Kingdom

Alan Lessik, author of Make the Dark Night Shine, will be reading at the Queery Bookstore in Brighton.

Dale Corvino in Seattle

Third Place Books 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States

Third Place Books is pleased to welcome Dale Corvino and for a reading of Bonds and Boundaries, Corvino's new collection of short stories. This event is free and open to the public. Update 3/12/24: Cesar Padilla, originally scheduled to join Corvino in discussing his work editing I Could Not Believe It: The 1979 Teenage Diaries of Sean DeLear, is no longer able to attend.…