WATCH: Kiese Laymon, Melissa Febos, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, Chris Stuck, and Elle Nash at the Franklin Park Reading Series
Hosted by Marae Hart
Celebrated authors Kiese Laymon (Long Division, Heavy), Melissa Febos (Girlhood, Abandon Me), Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Savage Tongues, Call Me Zebra), Chris Stuck (Give My Love to the Savages), and Elle Nash (Nudes, Animals Eat Each Other) share their latest work at the Virtual Franklin Park Reading Series Finale hosted by Marae Hart.
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The Virtual Franklin Park Reading Series is an online event series from the producers of the long-running, Crown Heights, Brooklyn-based Franklin Park Reading Series. Hosted by Marae Hart and curated by Penina Roth, Virtual Franklin Park events are held on second Mondays and feature authors with newly released books and favorite alumni sharing work tied to different monthly themes. Each event also features a custom cocktail created and demonstrated by Franklin Park bartenders.
To purchase the authors’ books through FP’s local indie bookstore Unnameable Books, click here.
The Virtual Book Channel
Launched during the coronavirus pandemic as virtual literary communities began emerging in vital and unexpected ways, The Virtual Book Channel seeks to provide the best possible platforms for writers to reach their readers. The VBC (aka “The Veeb”) is a curated channel that archives live-streamed programming through partnerships with independent bookstores, literary festivals, authors' WFH spaces, and more.
