Join us for a reading with Mary Annaïse Heglar for her debut novel Troubled Waters, an intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother coming to terms with what it means to be family, Black women, and alive in a world on fire. In conversation with Heglar will be Kendra Pierre-Louis, an award-winning climate reporter.
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Join us for a reading with KB Brookins from their new memoir Pretty, which discusses queerness, masculinity, and race. In conversation with Brookings will be Edgar Gomez, author of High-Risk Homosexual.
Pretty is one of the most brilliantly constructed memoirs I’ve read. There is not one wasted paragraph or scene here. The language cradles but never ever coddles. Some art just makes you thankful. I am so thankful.
—Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 50 max attendees. Please register in advance.
In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.
