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SUMMARY:Read The Room: A Celebration of Books
DESCRIPTION:Litquake presents Read The Room: A Celebration of Books Celeb
 rating\, Reading\, Connecting\, and Sharing Queer Stories Join us for a 
 party celebrating reading and books\, sponsored by Books Not Bans with C
 ity Lights and Litquake. Queer stories liberate us all! We love our alli
 es and want you with us. Here we will explore queer poetic works togethe
 r in guided activities. We will write poetry together\, too. Have your t
 ruths revealed through great literary works by our bibliomancer. Finally
 \, experience great queer works by local authors. This event will take p
 lace in Kerouac Alley\, between City Lights Bookstore and Vesuvio Cafe. 
 It is free to the public. Featuring: Community poetry writing with Kevin
  Dublin Poetry friending with Sean Owens Bibliomancy by Scott Sessions A
 uthor readings by: • Sumiko Saulson • Kevin Dublin • Shoshana Von Blacke
 nsee • Syr Becker • Billy Gong Hosted by Sean Owens Books Not Bans is a 
 tiny org that sends books by and about LGBT people to grassroots orgs ar
 ound America. We’ve sent over 3500 book in just three years. Follow us o
 n the ‘gram at @booksnotbans. Books Not Bans donates books to queer orgs
 \, and throws literature-themed parties. Join us for Fancy Dress Poetry 
 Club on August 20\, where we will read poems by Audre Lorde together. Ti
 ckets here. Your ticket includes a book of poetry. 3600 books donated si
 nce April 2023. As seen in the LA Times\, Guardian UK and Asahi Shimbun.
  For a list of our past events click here. We are fiscally sponsored by 
 Independent Arts and Media Foundation (EIN 94-3355076) \, a tax-exempt o
 rganization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donati
 ons are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. This event 
 made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation\n\nTickets: htt
 ps://citylights.com/events/read-the-room-a-celebration-of-books-2/\n\nht
 tps://findlocal.community/event/85825355-31c3-4f6d-a732-87e6ef98e58d
LOCATION:CCSF North Beach / Chinatown Bookstore\, CA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/85825355-31c3-4f6d-a732-87e6ef98e58
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