Event
7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Lit!Series: An Evening with Roxane Gay and Imprint Authors

Presenters
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both
Lindsay Hunter
Lindsay Hunter received her MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She co-founded and co-hosted the groundbreaking Quickies! reading series, an event that focused on flash fiction. Her first book, Daddy’s , a collection of flash fiction, was published in 2010 by featherproof
J. Vanessa Lyon
J. Vanessa Lyon is the author of the lesbian romance Meet Me in Madrid (Carina/HarperCollins, 2021), under the pen name Verity Lowell, and a campus novel, The Groves (2022), produced with a full cast as an Amazon Audible original. Her latest novel Lush Lives (2023), was one of three inaugural titles
Kelly Sundberg
Kelly Sundberg 's memoir, Goodbye, Sweet Girl , was published by HarperCollins in 2018. Her essays have appeared in a variety of venues, including Guernica , Gulf Coast, Denver Quarterly, The Rumpus, The New York Times, and others . Her essay "It Will Look Like A Sunset" was anthologized in Best
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Location
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Roxane Gay Lit!Series Event Saturday June 8

Join the Loft Literary Center for its first Lit!Series event of the year featuring bestselling author Roxane Gay. This conversation will highlight and celebrate the work of Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic that publishes books of fiction and nonfiction selected and edited by Roxane Gay herself. She will be joined by three RGB-published authors, Lindsay Hunter, J. Vanessa Lyon, and Kelly Sundberg, in a topical discussion of feminist literature, queer representation in books, equity in publishing, and so much more! Books by featured authors will be available for sale and the onstage program will be followed by a book signing reception.

Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity.

The Loft Lit!Series is a quarterly weekend gathering for readers and writers. Each weekend will feature a vibrant menu of options including celebrations, conversations, intensive classes, lunchtime learnings, and one-on-one feedback meetings with agents and editors.

Tickets are $20. Access funds are available: https://loft.org/classes/access-funds

Artists
Roxane Gay
Lindsay Hunter
J. Vanessa Lyon
Kelly Sundberg