Author Lorrie Moore, Kassa Overall, Full Bio: MLK, Spotlighting Mike Curato's 'Flamer'
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Beloved author Lorrie Moore is back with her first new novel in over a decade. I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home combines historical fiction, ghost stories, and humor to tell a story of death and love. Moore joins us to discuss the novel and her career.
Events: Lorrie Moore will be in conversation with Dana Spiotta at the 92nd St Y on 6/20, with Susanna Moore at Books are Magic on 6/21, with Meg Wolitzer at Symphony Space on 6/22.
On his latest album Animals, drummer, producer and rapper Kassa Overall invites a sweeping group of guest musicians including Vijay Iyer, Theo Croker, Danny Brown, and Francis and the Lights. The Guardian calls it "a jazz-hip-hop fusion of real artistry." Overall joins us for a Listening Party.
Our June Full Bio selection is King: A Life, the first comprehensive account of Martin Luther King Jr. in three decades, written by Jonathan Eig. On day one, we discuss Eig's writing process and the early life of "Little Mike," as well as King's time as a student at Morehouse and the professors who had an impact on him.
We continue our series for Pride Month spotlighting banned and challenged books that contain LGBTQIA+ content. This week, we speak with Mike Curato, author of the graphic novel, Flamer, about a young boy at Boy Scout Camp bullied for being gay. It was the fourth most banned book of 2022.
