Bluestockings Bookstore, Lambda Literary, and AAWW Present: Queer Black and Asian Voices
Akil Kumarasamy, Courtney Faye Taylor, Golden, Bushra Rehman, and Natalie Wee
Bluestockings Bookstore, Lambda Literary, and AAWW Present: Queer Black and Asian Voices

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Celebrate Pride Month with the 2022 Lambda Literary finalists of color, organized by Lambda Literary and the Asian American Writers Workshop in co-partnership. Featuring readings by Akil Kumarasamy (Meet Us by the Roaring Sea, finalist in Bisexual Fiction), Courtney Faye Taylor (Concentrate, finalist in Lesbian Poetry), Golden (A Dead Name That Learned How to Live, finalist in Transgender Poetry), Bushra Rehman (Roses, In the Mouth of a Lion: A Novel, finalist in Bisexual Fiction), and Natalie Wee (Beast at Every Threshold, finalist in Lesbian Poetry).

The event will take place at 116 Suffolk Street. The space is wheelchair accessible. Masks are required to enter the bookstore and during entirety of the event.

Income-based sliding scale ticketing: If you are someone who identifies as having little to no income, please feel free to RSVP to our event for free. If you are someone who identifies as having disposable or generational income, please pay as close to full price for our event as you can. Your donation goes toward supporting the bookstore.

If you would like to support Bluestockings’ free store, please bring a hygiene product or snack with you to donate. Take a look at our wishlist for ideas. Please note, we cannot accept used clothing or perishable food items at this time.

Bluestockings Bookstore, Lambda Literary, and AAWW Present: Queer Black and Asian Voices

Akil Kumarasamy, Courtney Faye Taylor, Golden, Bushra Rehman, and Natalie Wee
Monday, June 5, 2023
5:30 PM
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