Book talk and conversation with LGBTQIA2S+ West Virginian organizers at Taylor Books. More info coming soon.

Book talk at Read Spotted Newt. More info coming soon.

Join Rae in conversation with Adrienne Keene on Zoom from 1-2pm PST / 4-5pm EST. Hosted by the Annenberg Innovation Lab at the University of Southern California. Link to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/country-queers-a-love-letter-tickets-1082549608019

Adrienne Keene is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, originally from southern California, and now lives on the East Coast. She writes on the Internet about representations of Native peoples in popular culture, and has been writing her blog Native Appropriations since 2010. She’s also the author of Notable Native People: 50 Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present, and the co-creator and co-host of the popular podcast All My Relations. In her academic life she researches and writes about Native students in the college process. In her free time she makes Cherokee style baskets out of contemporary materials, beads, and reads a lot of speculative fiction. 

Book talk and conversation with HB Lozito hosted by Out in the Open at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro, VT. 2-4pm

In conversation with Naomi Gordon-Loebl at Bluestockings Cooperative. Link to RSVP (a donation is required to reserve a seat).

Downeast Maine! Join us on Thursday November 14th at 6pm at Porter Memorial Library in Machias, Maine. (92 Court St, Machias, ME). In conversation with with Out in the Open.

West Virginia University

• 1:00-2:00 pm at the Maple House (WVU LGBTQ+ Center), Meet & Greet with Rae Garringer. Maple House is located at 724 College Ave.

• 3:30-4:30 pm at Chitwood Hall, Room 101, Q&A with Rae Garringer about oral history methods.

Monkey Wrench Books

• 7:00-9:00 pm - Book Talk and Signing

In conversation with Suzanne Pharr for a book talk and conversation about rural queer experiences and organizing in the South through the decades. More info here.

Book talk followed by a story circle at Violet Valley Bookstore - a queer, feminist, trans-inclusive bookstore in Water Valley, MS.

“Country Queers: Lessons from a Decade of Documenting Rural LGBTQIA2S+ Histories” In this presentation, Rae Garringer will talk about the origins and history of the Country Queers project, share photos made along the way, audio excerpts from oral history interviews, and read from there Country Queers: A Love Letter.

In conversation with Carter Sickels about rural queer and trans storytelling and representation across a variety of mediums: fiction, creative non-fiction, oral history, podcast, film, and print. More info here.

Join (most of!) the Country Queers podcast team (Rae Garringer, Sharon P. Holland, and Lewis Raven Wallace) for the kick off to the Country Queers book tour!

Then stick around for some live country music and two-stepping with NC’s own Neon Rainbow featuring Viv & Riley, Tatiana Hargreaves, Hasee Ciacco, and Rebecca Branson Jones. 

Doors 6 pm - Start 7pm - $10 - For tickets and more info click here.

Join us for an online celebration of Country Queers: A Love letter on publication day! Register here.

Speakers include Neema Avashia, David Rodriguez, Kijana West, and Rae Garringer.