GAYSIANS Book Signing & Karaoke Party with Mike Curato

Come celebrate the hometown release of GAYSIANS by award-winning Northampton author-illustrator Mike Curato. In his adult book debut, the acclaimed author of the young adult graphic novel FLAMER comes a heartwarming story following four gay Asians navigating love, identity, and friendship—a celebration of queer chosen family.​

Guests are invited to congratulate Mike, have books personalized, view exclusive artwork from GAYSIANS, and grab the mic for karaoke! Refreshments will be served.

Doors at 7pm; toasts at 7:45pm; singing & dancing till 10pm.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Meticulously observed and gorgeously illustrated, GAYSIANS is a fierce, funny, and tender story of queer resilience and self-discovery.

When AJ moves to Seattle in the early aughts, he's ready to reinvent himself as a gay Asian man—but his dreams hit reality fast with no friends, no job, and an apartment so far out, "not even lesbians live there." Then a spilled drink at a bar introduces him to K, a glamorous drag queen; John, a shy gamer; and Steven, a reckless flirt. AJ's "Boy Luck Club" helps him find love, pride, and belonging—until a brutal attack tests everything they know about friendship and family.

"I've been hunting for books like this my whole life; this story broke my heart and healed it." —Maia Kobabe, author of Gender Queer

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