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SUMMARY:The Town of Babylon: When Home Isn't Community (in-person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:In Alejandro Varela’s debut novel\, The Town of Babylon\, a queer Latinx professor returns to his suburban hometown to care for his ailing father. While there\, he attends his 20 year high school reunion\, an event that precipitates a reckoning with characters from his youth\, as well as with the insular community that both shaped him and inspired him to flee in search of a home that would accept and embrace him. \nVarela will be joined by New Yorker staff writer Julian Lucas for a conversation about literature\, community\, public health\, queer love\, and chosen families. Stick around after the conversation for a book signing and refreshments. \n  \nJoin this event in-person at the Bureau \nOR watch the live-stream of the event on the Bureau’s YouTube channel. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \nSuggested donation $10 to benefit the Bureau’s work. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without donation. \nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register. \n  \nSafety protocol (for those joining in person) \nIn an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19: \nIf you have any symptoms associated with COVID-19 in the days leading up to the event\, we ask you to please stay home. We ask all attendees to wear a mask. \n  \nPurchase Alejandro Varela‘s The Town of Babylon (Astra House\, 2022\, hardcover\, $27) from the Bureau’s online store (click on title). \nCopies of The Town of Babylon are also available at the Bureau’s physical store. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nAlejandro Varela (he/him) is based in New York. His work has appeared in The Point magazine\, Boston Review\, Harper’s Magazine\, The Rumpus\, Joyland Magazine\, The Brooklyn Rail\, The Offing\, Blunderbuss Magazine\, Pariahs (an anthology\, SFA Press\, 2016)\, the Southampton Review\, and The New Republic. He is a 2019 Jerome Fellow in Literature and his graduate studies were in public health. \n  \nJulian Lucas is a staff writer at The New Yorker\, where he writes about books\, art\, video games\, and the representation of history. He is also a contributing editor at The Ballot and an editor-at-large at Cabinet. \n 
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-town-of-babylon-when-home-isnt-community-in-person-live-streaming/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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