April was awesome. May was magnificent. June will be joyfull and jubilant.
Queens Public Library’s ongoing Literary Thursdays program hosts three online author talks during Pride Month.
Free and open to the public, the virtual chats are on Thursdays (naturally) at 6 pm. Due to the Juneteenth holiday, there’s no presentation on June 19.
The schedule follows.
June 5
Blair Fell, Disco Witches of Fire Island
It’s the late 1980s, and some queer witches on New York’s Fire Island are trying to protect a young man facing a devastating tragedy. Blair Fell discusses his heartwarming LGBTQ+ fantasy romance novel, a story about finding community, love, sex, magic, and hope in desperate times.
June 12
Tree Abraham, Elseship: An Unrequited Affair
Tree Abraham’s memoir combines personal entries with illustrations, photos, and mind maps, all organized within eight ancient Greek categories of love. She develops feelings for her housemate, who does not reciprocate. Instead of breaking up, they keep going. Abraham recounts the starts and stops of a transitioning relationship and explores the bittersweet, lonely, uncharted territories of the heart.
June 26
Santiago Jose Sanchez, Hombrecito
Santiago Jose Sanchez’s groundbreaking novel is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant’s complex relationships with his mother and his motherland. It’s a moving portrait, told with startling beauty and intensity, of a young person between cultures and between ideas of himself. Available in print.
Editor’s note: QPL’s Literary Thursdays program has been going on for years. Click here to watch previous episodes.
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