Vancouver, BC

• March 11-15 – Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival. Register here.

Excited to be interviewed for this great article by writer Adele Barclay, which centers the ‘in-betweens’ of the drag scene!

Whistler, BC

• Oct. 4 – Discussion and signing at Whistler Public Library, 5:00-7:00pm

Vancouver, BC

• Oct. 5 – Real Vancouver Writers’ Series at the Russian Hall in Strathcona, 7:00pm
• Oct. 23-24 – Appearances at the Vancouver International Writers Festival. See all my events here.

Victoria, BC

• Oct. 16 – Teacher event at Munro’s Bookstore, TBA.

 

Here are just a few images from some of my fun and frolicky book events these past few months. Special thanks to all the amazing booksellers, guests, friends, and family who showed up to support Kings!

In order: Third Place Books (Seattle, WA); ♦ Books, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) with YA author Claire Kann; ♦ King’s Books (Tacoma, WA) with The Queerest Book Club Ever; ♦ Spiral Cafe (Victoria, BC) with amazing young writers; ♦ Bolen Books (Victoria, BC) with drag performers Eddi Licious, Chaz Avery, and Persi Flage; ♦ Western Sky Books (Port Coquitlam, BC) with YA author Eileen Cook; ♦ Chapters (Vancouver, BC); ♦ Cafe Deux Soleils (Vancouver, BC) with Van performers Shay Dior and Rose Butch

 

A little late, but this list of underrepresented authors includes Kings and I’m simply glowing to be included in any way, shape, or form by this iconic magazine!

See here for so many other great titles too!

Please join me in one or many events this summer! Looking forward to seeing you there. 💜🌈🙏🏾

• June 23 – Signing and Q&A at Chapters on Granville, 1:00pm
• July 13 – Infusion YA Book Festival at the Vancouver Public Library (free, but please register)

• July 9 – Bolen Books, 7:00pm
• July 10 – Greater Victoria Public Library, 7:00pm (free, but please register here)
• July 26 – Spiral Cafe, 7:00pm (Facebook event page)

Announcing a new book deal with my same, super editor, Jennifer Ung at Simon Pulse! Mark it to read on goodreads–coming 2021. 🤓🌈❤️

So, so excited to be listed at #6 on the American Booksellers Association Kids Indie Next List! This will help my little family of kings, queens, and in-betweens to reach hundreds of US indie bookstores!

A brief interview with the American Booksellers Association, which has really championed Kings!