WATCH: Patricia Lockwood, Jillian Weise, Khalisa Rae, and Gina Nutt at the Franklin Park Reading Series
Hosted by Marae Hart
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Virtual Franklin Park Reading Series presents notable writers and poets Patricia Lockwood (No One Is Talking About This), Jillian Weise (Cyborg Detective, The Amputee’s Guide to Sex), Khalisa Rae (Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat), and Gina Nutt (Night Rooms), hosted by Marae Hart.
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.
