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Reading Widely Book Club

June 20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Join historian Jeff Iovannone for a conversation about The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions, a novel about queer communal living in the heart of Ithaca, NY.

Book club books are 10% off when purchased in store and online at Buffalo Street Books.

About the Book

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions is a beloved queer utopian text written by Larry Mitchell with lush illustrations by Ned Asta, published by Calamus Press in 1977. Part-fable, part-manifesto, the book takes place in Ramrod, an empire in decline, and introduces us to the communities of the faggots, the women, the queens, the queer men, and the women who love women who are surviving the ways and world of men. Cherished by many over the four decades since its publication, The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions offers a trenchant critique of capitalism, assimilation, and patriarchy that is deeply relevant today. This new edition will feature essays from performance artist Morgan Bassichis, who adapted the book to music with TM Davy in 2017 for a performance at the New Museum, and activist filmmaker Tourmaline.

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