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SUMMARY:Crafting a Queer Happy Ending
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Five LGBTQ romance novelists discuss their work. .\nhttps://dc
 library.libnet.info/event/13581134
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>At Find Your Story\, Join five romance aut
 hors for a discussion on the art of telling LGBTQ+ love stories\, new pers
 pectives on romance genre traditions\, and writing meaningful "happily eve
 r afters" for queer characters. Afterwards\, meet the authors\, have your 
 books signed\, and collect generative writing prompts for an informal work
 shop.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>About the writers and modera
 tors</h4>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.lib
 net.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Susie_Dumond_Headshot_2023__1_.j
 peg" alt="Susie dumond" title="susie dumond" width="150" height="213" styl
 e="float: left\;" />Susie Dumond</strong>&nbsp\;(moderators) is a queer wr
 iter originally from Little Rock\, Arkansas. She is the author of Queerly 
 Beloved\, Looking for a Sign\, and Bed and Breakup\, and she also talks ab
 out books as a senior contributor at Book Riot and a bookseller at her loc
 al indie bookstore. Susie lives in Washington\, D.C.\, with her spouse\, M
 ickey\, and her cat\, Maple. When she&rsquo\;s not writing or reading\, yo
 u can find her baking cupcakes or belting karaoke at the nearest gay bar.<
 /p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></stro
 ng></p>\n<p><strong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp
 \;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>
 </strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-im
 ages/editor/dclibrary/JanovskyTimothyAuthorPhoto.jpg" alt="Timothy Janovsk
 y" title="Timothy Janovsky" width="150" height="188" style="float: left\;"
  />Timothy Janovsky</strong> is a queer\, multidisciplinary storyteller ba
 sed in DC. He is the USA Today bestselling author of The Merriest Misters\
 , Never Been Kissed (Bookstlist starred review)\, You&rsquo\;re a Mean One
 \, Matthew Prince (AudioFile Earphones Award)\, and New Adult (2024 ALA Al
 ex Award Nomination). He is an inaugural author for the launch of Harlequi
 n's new\, inclusive spicy romance line Afterglow Books with his "playful y
 et heartfelt romp" (Publisher's Weekly)\, The Fake Dating Game.&nbsp\;</p>
 \n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&n
 bsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nb
 sp\;</p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.li
 bnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Author_Photo_3_5__1_.jpg" alt="
 Alison Cochrun" title="Alison Cochrun" width="150" height="213" style="flo
 at: left\;" />Alison Cochrun</strong> is a Lambda Literary and Stonewall H
 onor Book award winning author of queer romance novels\, including The Cha
 rm Offensive\, Kiss Her Once for Me\, Here We Go Again\, and the upcoming 
 Learning Curves. She lives outside of Portland\, Oregon with her wife\, to
 ddler\, and three chaotic dogs. You can find her online at alisoncochrun.c
 om or on Instagram at @alisoncochrun.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>
 \n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><s
 trong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\
 n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong><img 
 src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/Thien-Kim
 _Lam_headshot_straight_on__1_.jpg" alt="Thien Kim Lam" title="Thien Kim La
 m" width="150" height="207" style="float: left\;" /></strong><strong></str
 ong></p>\n<p><strong>Thien-Kim Lam</strong> writes stories about Vietnames
 e characters who smash stereotypes and find their happy endings. A recover
 ing Type-Asian\, she guzzles c&agrave\; ph&ecirc\; sữa đ&aacute\;
 \, makes art\, and bakes her feelings to stay sane. Her debut book Happy E
 ndings was a Washington Post Romance Novel of the Year. Her Mardi Gras rom
 ance Full Exposure is a love letter to her Vietnamese community in Louisia
 na. Thien-Kim also coaches writers of color and is an EDSE certified sex e
 ducator and the founder of Bawdy Bookworms\, a subscription box that pairs
  sexy romances with erotic toys. She&rsquo\;s been featured on Jezebel\, B
 ustle\, Entertainment Weekly\, and Oprah Daily.</p>\n<p><strong></strong><
 /p>\n<p><strong></strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&
 nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https:/
 /static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibrary/tj_headshot_1__1_.jpg
 " alt="TJ Alexander" title="TJ Alexander" width="150" height="225" style="
 float: left\;" />TJ Alexander</strong> is a Lambda Literary Award finalist
  and critically acclaimed author who writes about queer love. Originally f
 rom Florida\, they received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerso
 n College in Boston. They live in New York City with their wife\, cats\, a
 nd various houseplants.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;
 </p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &n
 bsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em>Sponsored by the DC Public Libra
 ry Foundation and the Capital Pride Alliance in partnership with Loyalty B
 ookstore</em></p>\n<p><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</em></p>\n<h4>About Find Your St
 ory...Writing with Pride&nbsp\;</h4>\n<p><strong>A Day of Writing and Comm
 unity at MLK Library Celebrating DC&rsquo\;s LGBTQ Writers.</strong></p>\n
 <p><a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13580914">Find Your Story.
 ..Writing with Pride</a>&nbsp\;will be a day of workshops\, presentations\
 , and author talks focused on DC&rsquo\;s writing community. For World Pri
 de the event will have special focus on LGBTQ writers in the DC area. The 
 day will include panel discussions\, informal writing workshops\, and a de
 dicated poetry stage.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\
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