SECOND CHANCES AT NEW PORT STEPHEN (Queer Book Club) | Busboys and Poets Book Club
Date and Time
Jan 28, 2024 6:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Jan 28, 2024 6:00 pm
Takoma
Busboys Books invites you to join us for community, queerness, and maybe some chaos with our Queer Book Club.
Every last Sunday of the month we'll be hosting Queer Book Club led by Nathan, the Takoma Bookstore Supervisor, at Busboys and Poets Takoma. In 2024, we’ll frequently be joined by authors as well!
We'll gather to discuss a specific book by a queer author or about a queer subject matter. This book club is for anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+ and wants to talk about queer books; you can also attend as an ally or if you're questioning! Show up for good food, good books, and good friends.
For January 2024, join us and author TJ Alexander for a book of queer joy, discovery, and reconnection with Second Chances in New Port Stephen.
You can pick it up at the Busboys and Poets Takoma bookstore for 15% off list price or wherever books are sold, including through our Bookshop.org page. It’s also available in audiobook form from Libro.fm.
Second Chances in New Port Stephen - A trans man returns to his Florida hometown for Christmas after his career goes up in flames, only to cross paths with his high school ex in this charming rom-com about family and second chances from the author of the “delectable” (Time) Chef’s Kiss.
Eli Ward hasn’t been back to his suffocating hometown of New Port Stephen, Florida, in ages. Post-transition and sober, he’s a completely different person from the one who left years ago. But when a scandal threatens his career as a TV writer and comedian, he has no choice but to return home for the holidays. He can only hope he’ll survive his boisterous, loving, but often misguided family and hide the fact that his dream of comedy success has become a nightmare.
Just when he thinks this trip couldn’t get any worse, Eli bumps into his high school ex, Nick Wu, who’s somehow hotter than ever. Divorced and in his forties, Nick’s world revolves around his father, his daughter, and his job. But even a busy life can’t keep him from being intrigued by the reappearance of Eli. Against the backdrop of one weird Floridian Christmas, the two must decide whether to leave the past in the past…or move on together.
TJ Alexander will be joining us on the Busboys stage to discuss SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN as well as their other books. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event. After the event, book club members will have a chance to discuss the book and socialize!
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by a book club discussion. Copies of SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
TJ Alexander, the critically acclaimed author of Second Chances in New Port Stephen, Chef’s Kiss, and Chef’s Choice, writes about queer love. Originally from Florida, they received their MA in writing and publishing from Emerson College in Boston. They live in New York City with their wife and various houseplants.
Nathan (they/them) is the Bookstore Supervisor at Busboys Takoma, and is thrilled to be moving and expanding their long-running Ace and Aro Book Club over to Busboys. They are an event organizer with Aces and Aros of the Mid-atlantic, which is cosponsoring this club. They are a life-long resident of Washington, DC and are most passionate about reading science fiction, horror, fantasy, queer theory, and queer romance - but this book club will not be limited by their tastes!
