About this Event
Celebrate Pride Week with The Ripped Bodice and Littlefield for a discussion and celebration of queer romance on Monday, June 22 at 7pm ET. This panel event features authors Casey McQuiston, Page Powars, and Camryn Garrett, and is moderated by The Ripped Bodice's own Kimani Mae. Enjoy Littlefield's drinks, mix and mingle with authors and readers, and rejoice in queer romance with us. Select titles by the panelists will be available for purchase at the event!
About the panelists:
CASEY MCQUISTON is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of romantic comedies, including One Last Stop, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and Red, White & Royal Blue, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Bon Appetit. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, Casey now lives in New York City with a poodle mix named Pepper.
PAGE POWARS is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Indie bestselling author of But I Hate Him, And They Were Roommates, and more gay books for both teenagers and adults. He was raised by video game lore that requires stringboard analyses to understand. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner.
CAMRYN GARRETT is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author and filmmaker. Her first novel, Full Disclosure, received rave reviews from outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, the Today Show, and The Guardian. Her second novel, Off the Record, received three starred reviews. Her third novel, Friday I’m in Love, was an IndieNext Pick and received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly. Her debut middle-grade novel, The Forgotten Summer of Seneca, published by Abrams, was featured on the Today Show. Her work has been translated into 9 languages. Camryn is also interested in filmmaking and has written and directed several short films. You can find her on Twitter @dancingofpens, tweeting (too much) from a laptop named Stevie.
KIMANI MAE is a writer from the newly recognized Central New Jersey with deep Southern roots- although she calls Brooklyn home. She is a 2022 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Quarterfinalist and 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalist. Half Court Shot: A Sapphic Sports Romance is her debut novel.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
littlefield, 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 18.71
