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Perfectly Queer “A Very Gay Book Reading”

September 29, 2020 @ 7:00 pm PDT

Free

The Perfectly Queer reading series returns to host “A Very Gay Book Reading” online via Zoom Tuesday, September 29, 7pm to 8:15pm. Four Gay authors will read from brand new books: Rick May (GAY ALL YEAR), Wayne Goodman (ALL THE RIGHT PLACES), Rob Rosen (TED OF THE D’UBERVILLES), and Jim Provenzano (FINDING TULSA).

The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84457652109pwd=aVJGenpUa3F5Ym11VDNwVHNtNllVZz09

This event is free. Copies of all four books are available at Dog Eared Books Castro, 489 Castro St., San Francisco or by ordering from your local independent bookstore.

Author information:
Rick May’s short fiction has been published in his three collections GAY ALL YEAR: Twelve Optimistic Stories, INHUMAN BEINGS: Monsters, Myths, and Science Fiction, and GINGER SNAPS: Photos & Stories (with photographer David Sweet) and numerous anthologies and literary periodicals. He lives in San Francisco.

Wayne Goodman lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his partner Rick May (and too many cats). His writing tends to be historical fiction with a focus on LGBTQ+ characters. He is the host of Queer Words Podcast, conversations with Queer-identified authors about their works and lives. When not writing, he likes to play piano music from the Gilded Age.

Jim Provenzano is the author of seven novels including FINDING TULSA and the Lambda Literary Award winner EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU and Lambda Literary Award finalist MESSAGE OF LOVE, plus several plays and a short story collection. A prolific journalist, editor, and photographer in LGBTQ+ media for three decades, he lives in San Francisco.

Rob Rosen is an editor and the author of numerous short stories and the award-winning novels SPARKLE: The Queerest Book You’ll Ever Love, DIVAS LAS VEGAS, HOT LAVA, SOUTHERN FRIED, QUEERWOLF, VAMP, QUEENS OF THE APOCALYPSE, CREATURE COMFORT, FATE, MIDLIFE CRISIS, FIERCE, AND GOD BELCHED, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTCH, and TED OF THE D’URBERVILLES.

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Date:
September 29, 2020
Time:
7:00 pm PDT
Cost:
Free
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The Perfectly Queer reading series returns to host "A Very Gay Book Reading" online via Zoom Tuesday, September 29, 7pm to 8:15pm. Four Gay authors will read from brand new books: Rick May (GAY ALL YEAR), Wayne Goodman (ALL THE RIGHT PLACES), Rob Rosen (TED OF THE D'UBERVILLES), and Jim Provenzano (FINDING TULSA). The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84457652109pwd=aVJGenpUa3F5Ym11VDNwVHNtNllVZz09 This event is free. Copies of all four books are available at Dog Eared Books Castro, 489 Castro St., San Francisco or by ordering from your local independent bookstore. Author information: Rick May’s short fiction has been published in his three collections GAY ALL YEAR: Twelve Optimistic Stories, INHUMAN BEINGS: Monsters, Myths, and Science Fiction, and GINGER SNAPS: Photos & Stories (with photographer David Sweet) and numerous anthologies and literary periodicals. He lives in San Francisco. Wayne Goodman lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his partner Rick May (and too many cats). His writing tends to be historical fiction with a focus on LGBTQ+ characters. He is the host of Queer Words Podcast, conversations with Queer-identified authors about their works and lives. When not writing, he likes to play piano music from the Gilded Age. Jim Provenzano is the author of seven novels including FINDING TULSA and the Lambda Literary Award winner EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU and Lambda Literary Award finalist MESSAGE OF LOVE, plus several plays and a short story collection. A prolific journalist, editor, and photographer in LGBTQ+ media for three decades, he lives in San Francisco. Rob Rosen is an editor and the author of numerous short stories and the award-winning novels SPARKLE: The Queerest Book You’ll Ever Love, DIVAS LAS VEGAS, HOT LAVA, SOUTHERN FRIED, QUEERWOLF, VAMP, QUEENS OF THE APOCALYPSE, CREATURE COMFORT, FATE, MIDLIFE CRISIS, FIERCE, AND GOD BELCHED, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTCH, and TED OF THE D’URBERVILLES.

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Perfectly Queer: LGBTQ Readings at Books Inc. Castro
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