An Evening With Roxane Gay, Loft’s inaugural Lit!Series

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The approximate run time will be 60-70 minutes with no intermission, followed by a book signing in the lobby.Join the Loft Literary Center for its first Lit!Series event of the year featuring bestselling author Roxane Gay. This conversation will highlight and celebrate the work of Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic that publishes books of fiction and nonfiction selected and edited by Roxane Gay herself. She will be joined by three RGB-published authors, Lindsay Hunter, J. Vanessa Lyon, and Kelly Sundberg, in a topical discussion of feminist literature, queer representation in books, equity in publishing, and so much more! Books by featured authors will be available for sale and the onstage program will be followed by a book signing reception. Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity. The Loft Lit!Series is a quarterly weekend gathering for readers and writers. Each weekend will feature a vibrant menu of options including celebrations, conversations, intensive classes, lunchtime learnings, and one-on-one feedback meetings with agents and editors. To learn more, visit loft.org/litseries*For patrons who would like to control the volume of their listening experience, assistive listening devices and sensory ear plugs are available upon request at the Ticket Office. More info at: www.oshag.stkate.edu/accessibility 

A Conversation with Junauda Petrus

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The approximate run time is 90 minutes with no intermission. Join us for an evening of critical conversation and creative magic as author, Junauda Petrus shares her writing, art, and activism. Petrus is author of The Stars and the Blackness Between Them, a Coretta Scott King Honor book and the 2023 St. Kate’s One Read for Racial Justice book. Attendance is most impactful in person for this event. However, if you are unable to attend in person, you may join by livestream. The livestream and the in-person option are both free. The livestream does not require a ticket but you must register at the link below:Livestream Registration To attend in-person, proceed with booking a ticket on this webpage. Have a question for Junauda? Link to google form to submit your questions to Junauda Petrus for the Q&A portion of the event:Link to Google Form*ASL interpretation will be provided.*For patrons who would like to control the volume of their listening experience, assistive listening devices and sensory ear plugs are available upon request at the Ticket Office. More info at www.oshag.stkate.edu/accessibility

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