About this Event
Please note that an RSVP doesn't guarantee you a seat. We can accommodate approximately 50 seated and 80 total attendees. If you require a seat, please plan to arrive early.
About the book:
At the funeral of Charles Maddox, Theo Brown hears testimonies about his dead best friend’ s full, rich, glamor-filled life— stories that make Theo wonder if he really knew Charles, and if Theo himself has really lived. Trying to make up for his thirty-seven humdrum years, eager to help Charles’ s grieving sister, and wanting to find out what happened to his friend, Theo leaves his native Washington, DC on a journey of discovery, and self-discovery, among Charles’ s circle in New York. Part psychological realism, part detective story, Let Us Go Then, You and I explores the question behind the question: What is the best way to live in this world?
About the participants:
Clifford Thompson’s previous books include What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues and Jazz June: A Self-Portrait in Essays. His work has appeared in Best American Essays and the Pushcart Prize Anthology. He is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award for nonfiction. Thompson lives in Brooklyn.
Hugh Ryan is the award-winning author of My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer 90s and Beyond (2026), When Brooklyn Was Queer (2019) and The Women’s House of Detention (2022). He is the Lead Historian for the American LGBTQ+ Museum opening in 2028. He teaches creative nonfiction in the MFA program at the Bennington Writing Seminars and runs the Queer History 101 Book Club with world-famous performer Peppermint.
Event venue & nearby stays
Community Bookstore, 143 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, United States
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