The leaves that fell in May. This month's issue includes @ LiteraryTitan @hofferaward BBC Radio 1 Dickens Museum @mertonlibraries Rally Reading Series Poets & Writers Identity Theory @littleoldlady__ Arts Calling Network Dana King ITV & more: preview.mailerlite.com/t6m3f7m9w6 #publishing

As a reminder, I’m on the lineup for the Rally Reading Series series this Thursday, 6/6, alongside Matt Ortile and Denny. There will be words! And altruism! So, come on out to Williamsburg. We guarantee transcendence OR your money back.

Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with Denny, a writer, actor, & musician who co-starred in PoseFX, New Amsterdam, & guest-starred on City On Fire (Apple TV). Her 2021 essay "He Made Affection Feel Simple" was published in The New York Times Modern Love. Link in bio!

Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with Joseph Lezza, a Pushcart-nominated writer, whose debut memoir in essays, I'm Never Fine: Scenes and Spasms on Loss (Vine Leaves), was a finalist for the 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award & the 2021 Prize Americana in Prose. Link in bio!

Join us June 6th at @petescandystore with @mattortile, author of the essay collection The Groom Will Keep His Name & co-editor of the nonfiction anthology Body Language. He's an editor, as well as a columnist, at Condé Nast Traveler, & was  exec editor of Catapult mag. Link in bio!

Join Joseph Lezza (Joseph Lezza) tomorrow (6/6) at 7 pm ET during the Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Story in Brooklyn, NY. For more info and for tickets: eventbrite.com/e/rally-readin…

TOMORROW! Feat: Matt Ortile and Denny, with guest host Brian Gresko. Pete’s Candy Store. Be there. Rally Reading Series

Help us close out our season by celebrating Pride TONIGHT, June 6th at 7pm! Featuring the prodigious talents of Matt Ortile, Denny, and Joseph Lezza. With special guest host, Brian Gresko! Going to be a hell of a night!!

Come on through!! We’ll be raising money to support the Muslim Alliance for Sexual & Gender Diversity!! 🌈

Had the fortune to open for Denny and Matt Ortile at last night’s Rally Reading Series. And, while I felt like The Wiggles opening for the Chromatica Ball, it was simply mesmerizing to watch these artists share their work and simply occupy space with them.

Scenes from Thurs’s Rally! Featuring Matt Ortile, Denny, Joseph Lezza & Brian Gresko. We raised money for queer & trans folks impacted by genocide via The MASGD, supporting, empowering, & connecting LGBTQ+ Muslims by challenging root causes of oppression. Donate at 🔗 in bio!

The Rally marches on!! Join us as we kick off election season on Sept. 5th at 7pm. We’ll be featuring the staggering talents of Nell Freudenberger, Ben Purkert, & Anjali Khosla for readings and action at @PetesCandyStore. Going to be a great night!! Link in bio!

Come through on Thursday, Sept. 5th at 7pm as we kick off election season with readings and action at @PetesCandyStore, featuring the divine work of Nell Freudenberger, Ben Purkert, & Anjali Khosla. Going to be one hell of a night!! Link in bio!

Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore to kick off our new season of readings and actions with Nell Freudenberger, author of the novels Lost and Wanted, The Newlyweds, & The Dissident, & story collection Lucky Girls. Named one of The New Yorker “20 under 40." Link in bio!

Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore to kick off our new season with Ben Purkert, whose debut novel, The Men Can’t Be Saved, was named one of VANITY FAIR's Top 20 Books of 2023. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Nation, Slate , & The Wall Street Journal. Link in bio!

Join us on 9/5 at 7pm at @petescandystore with Megan Nolan, whose debut, Acts of Desperation, has been translated into 13 languages & nominated for The Dylan Thomas Prize. Her 2nd novel, Ordinary Human Failings, was shortlisted for The Gordon Burn Prize, the Orwell Prize, & more!

The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort & convenience, but where they stand on joining us at @petescandystore as we kick off our new season on 9/5, at 7pm! Featuring the  talents of Nell Freudenberger, Ben Purkert, and Megan Nolan. Link in bio!

Being a writer is so often isolating and lonely but then sometimes you get to stand on stage and toss out your words to good folks in a good venue with prominent lightbulbs and here is a photo of said thing

The Rally marches on!! Join us as we kick off election season on Oct. 3rd at 7pm. We’ll be featuring the staggering talents of John Manuel Arias, @prachigu, and Anjali Khosla for readings and action at @PetesCandyStore. Going to be a great night!! For more visit the link in bio!

Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by joining us as we kick off election season on Oct 3rd, at 7pm! Featuring John Manuel Arias, Prachi Gupta (@prachigu), and Anjali Khosla (Anjali Khosla). Going to be a hell of a night!! Link in bio