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SUMMARY:Cristy Road Carrera's Sink Or Burn: Book Launch (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Join Author + illustrator Cristy Road Carrera of Sink Or Burn for a reading + visual slideshow to celebrate the recent release of SINK OR BURN (Row House Press). \nSunday\, February 8\, 2026 @ 3PM\, at the Legendary Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, in Room 210 of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St. NYC \nIn Sink Or Burn\, the year is 2121\, and fascism has overthrown a once-thriving utopia. \nAmid the ashes of a fallen nation\, Cheap Glitter—a queer\, punk rock band—becomes the voice of resistance. As they tour across a fractured America\, raising funds for the fight against a brutal regime\, they navigate wildfires\, sunken landscapes\, and the terrifying laws of a collapsing society. \nAt the heart of their journey is CT\, a lovelorn survivor whose romantic entanglement with a fellow bandmate—a survivor of a different war—complicates their quest for both personal healing and social revolution. As the band balances the weight of trauma with the urgency of their fight\, they discover that love\, however chaotic\, may be their greatest weapon. \nA punk rock anthem and a manifesto for the broken-hearted— Sink Or Burn tells the story of a tortured artist’s evolution into a divine healer. Cristy Road Carrera\, a punk rock icon and queer Latina artist\, weaves together individual survival with the broader struggle for liberation\, through autobiographical fiction and hand drawn illustrations. \nCopies of SINK OR BURN  will be available for purchase at The Bureau alongside hundreds of tools for reclaiming our power from state violence and indoctrination. \nTo reserve a copy of Sink or Burn (100 Block by Row House\, February 3\, 2026\, paperback\, $18.99) and/or Next World Tarot: Pocket Edition: Deck and Guide (2nd edition)\, (Silver Sprocket\, November 10\, 2021\, $25) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve Sink or Burn and/or Next World Tarot for February 8 event” in the subject line\, and let us know which of these items you’d like to purchase in the body of the email. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nYou can also purchase Sink or Burn (click on title below) on our online shop at bookshop.com/shop/bgsqd: \nSink or Burn \n  \nAnd you can purchase Next World Tarot: Pocket Edition directly from Silver Sprocket by clicking on the title above. \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n  \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a 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 or on Venmo @BGSQD \n  \nUnsung cult hero Cristy Road Carrera is a first-generation Cuban-American artist\, writer\, and musician. She is the creator of three illustrated novels and the revolutionary Next World Tarot\, and has been illustrating for cultural and social movements for over 25 years. While exploring race\, gender\, sexuality\, punk rock\, and survival\, Road creates a visual and audible soundtrack for a broken world. \nLearn more about the author at www.croadcore.org
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LOCATION:Bureau of General Services–Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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