WATCH: An Evening of Genre- and Gender-Fluid magic with Grace Lavery and Elif Batuman

Greenlight welcomes author, scholar, and activist Grace Lavery to their (virtual) stage to celebrate the launch of her first book, a “memoir” like nothing you’ve read before—part literary theory, part musical theater parody, part feminist sci-fi reboot. Please Miss has been hailed by Torrey Peters (Detransition, Baby) as a “can’t-look-away performance of wit, language, irreverence, and delight,” by Carmen Maria Machado (In the Dream House) as “the queer memoir you’ve been waiting for; a dizzying mix of theory and pastiche, metafiction and memory… hilarious and sexy and terrifying in its brilliance,” and by Maggie Nelson (The Argonauts) as “a polychromatic, wild and joyous gambol.” Need we say more?

Lavery is joined by acclaimed author and New Yorker staff writer Elif Batuman (The Idiot) for an evening of genre- and gender-fluid magic featuring visitations by sinister clowns, noir Lynchian sendups, Juggalo Ghostbusters, and more.

***

Founded in October 2009 by Rebecca Fitting and Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore is an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. Combining the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with carefully curated, community-minded events, Greenlight has earned a reputation as a literary destination. Greenlight has continued to serve its community during the COVID-19 pandemic with a diverse array of virtual events, and has been inspired by the movements for racial justice across the country to engage in the work of becoming a more anti-racist company. Learn more at greenlightbookstore.com or check them out @greenlightbklyn.