Four Writers on Desire: Tomas Moniz, Lisa Locascio Nighthawk, Ruth Madievsky, & Max Delsohn

About this event

Join us for a reading and conversation all about literary desire! In celebration of Tomas Moniz's new novel The King of Aloe Vera, four novelsits will share work and discuss desire and legacy and friendship. Pre-order books below, and RSVP for the event by clicking THIS TEXT! About the authors: Tomas Moniz is a latinx writer living in East Oakland, CA. His debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway and the LAMBDA. His second novel, All Friends Are Necessary, won the 2024 California Golden Poppy Award. His new novel, The King of Aloe Vera, was published in September 2026 from Algonquin Books. He teaches at Berkeley City College, the Antioch MFA program and St. Mary’s College. He has stuff on the internet but loves penpals: PO Box 3555, Berkeley CA 94703. He promises to write back. Lisa Locascio Nighthawk is the chair of the Antioch MFA in Creative Writing and the executive director of the Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference. Her novel Open Me was publi

Books

• The King of Aloe VeraBuy on Bookshop.org
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  Open MeBuy on Bookshop.org
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  All-Night PharmacyBuy on Bookshop.org
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Venue

Village Well Books

9900 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA

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