

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: No God But Us - An Evening with Bobqu Sayed
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Bobqu Sayed, Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya, and Kristen Arnett!About this EventIn this wry, provocative debut, two gay Afghan men—cast out of their respective countries of birth by circumstances beyond their control—collide in Istanbul, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love.Tombolo Books is thrilled to welcome Bobqu Sayed to the bookstore to celebrate his novel No God But Us! He will be joined in conversation by Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Kristen Arnett!More information about No God But UsWhen Delbar—a hapless twenty-something with dreams of becoming a drag queen—is spectacularly outed, he flees the insular immigrant-dense suburbs of Washington, DC to seek refuge with his sympathetic aunt in Istanbul. There, he discovers a vibrant community of dissidents, sex workers, activists, poets, and heretics. Among them are Leif and his boyfriend, Mansur, with whom Delbar quickly develops a blazing fascination.But Mansur also nurses a wounded heart, having left his own family, and his first love, behind in Iran. This time, Mansur’s learned not to dream bigger than his own survival. He’ll keep a low profile, work hard to send money back, and remain faithful to Leif—at least until his refugee status is granted. When riot police descend on attendees of the annual Istanbul Pride march, Mansur and Delbar are thrust into dangerous proximity. With the country surging into authoritarianism, each person must ask themselves: what constitutes a life well-lived, and how high is the price of freedom?Told through the alternating viewpoints of Delbar and Mansur, Bobuq Sayed’s debut is a story of borders and boundaries transgressed, and a seductive exploration of what it means to make a home at the margins of society. At once an immigrant family saga, a thwarted love story, and a searing portrait of politics made intimately personal, No God but Us is an ambitious introduction to a bold new voice.Bobuq Sayed is the author of A Brief History of Australian Terror and the novel No God but Us. They were a 2022–23 Steinbeck fellow at San José State University, a Lambda Literary scholar, and an award-winning James A. Michener fellow in the University of Miami's MFA program. Bobuq currently lives in New York City.Kristen Arnett is the author of the novel With Teeth, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction, and the New York Times bestselling novel Mostly Dead Things, which was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, and elsewhere. She lives in Orlando, Florida.Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is a lesbian writer of essays, fiction, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. Her queer horror novelette Helen House was named one of the Best LGBTQ Books of 2022 by NBC News. She is the managing editor of Autostraddle, an assistant fiction editor at Foglifter, and the former managing editor of TriQuarterly. Her short stories appear in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Catapult, The Offing, Joyland, The Rumpus, Cake Zine, and others. Some of her culture writing can be found in The Cut, The A.V. Club, Vulture, Refinery29, and Vice, and she previously worked as a restaurant reporter for Eater NY. She has held fellowships with Tin House and Lambda Literary.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, lgbt-pride
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: St. Petersburg
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Tombolo Books
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- **full address**: Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
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  - **A:** Tombolo Books, 2153 1st Avenue South, St. Petersburg, United States
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
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- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, lgbt-pride
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