Joe Okonkwo and Jonathan Corcoran Read Their Lambda Nominated Books
By Ian MacAllen
Friday, June 23rd, 2017 | 4,907 views

Joe Okonkwo and Jonathan Corcoran read from their Lambda Literary nominated books and talked about craft, research, and place.

Joe Okonkwo and Jonathan Corcoran read from their Lambda Literary nominated books and talked about craft, research, and place.

Julia Fierro discusses her new novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, losing confidence in herself, and the importance of character point of view.

Grant Ginder launched The People We Hate at the Wedding, talked about kicking his characters while they’re down, writing in the present tense, and how his mother always sees herself in his characters.

Max Winter discusses his debut novel, Exes, how learning to write is like an unpaid internship, and humor as a coping mechanism.

J. Courtney Sullivan was at Books are Magic to discuss her novel, Saints for All Occasions, nuns, and drawing on her Irish heritage.

Hala Alyan discusses her debut novel, Salt Houses, feeling like an outsider, and convincing herself nobody would read her novel.

Luso-American writer Marina Carreira discusses I Sing to that Bird Knowing He Won’t Sing Back: Fado Poems, growing up in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, and recovering from trauma.

Former Gawker writer Doree Shafrir discusses her debut novel, Startup, explores the world she has worked within and written about, and talks about feeling old in the technology sector.