"Franklin Abbott Presents" Part of In The Life Atlanta
09/05/2010 12:00 pm
09/05/2010 1:45 pm
Franklin Abbott Presents:
Rigoberto Gonzalez Mariposa Club
David GroffPersistent Voices
Charles JensenPoets and Artists
Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010
12:00 PM
PART OF IN THE LIFE ATLANTA
FRANKLIN ABBOTT PRESENTS a reading event featuring nationally-known, award-winning writers sharing recent work. On this afternoon writers include RIGOBERTO GONZALEZ reading from his memoir The Mariposa Club (Alyson Books), DAVID GROFF reads from the poetry anthology Persistent Voices: Poetry by Writers Lost to AIDS (Alyson Books) which he co-edited with Phillip Clark, CHARLES JENSEN reads from his first full-length poetry collection The First Risk (Lethe Press), and RAKESH SATYAL reads from his lively coming of age novel Blue Boy (Kensington Publishing).
In conjunction with In the Life Atlanta’s Black Gay Pride festival, Outwrite hosts an impressive list of top Black authors throughout the Labor Day weekend, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 3-5. Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse is located at 991 Piedmont Ave., at the corner of Tenth St. in Midtown Atlanta, 404-607-0082. These reading and signing events are free and open to the public.