Sat Jun 25, 1:00 PM - Sat Jun 25, 2:00 PM

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TBD, Seattle, WA 98122

Community: Pioneer Square

Description

Join us in comunidad & discussion of the novel The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Event Details

We plan to meet in person this month (outdoors, at a location to be determined) to discuss The Black Flamingo by acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta.

Nos vemos pronto!

About the book & authors

This fierce coming-of-age verse semi-autobiographical YA novel, about identity and the power of drag, is a winner of the Stonewall Book Award.

Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican—but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough.

As he gets older, Michael’s coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs—and the Black Flamingo is born.

Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are—and allow us to shine.

Dean Atta is an acclaimed British poet of Greek and Jamaican descent, whose poems deal with themes of race, gender, and identity. He is a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen and a patron of LGBT+ History Month. He regularly performs across the UK and internationally and his work has been shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize and appeared on MTV and BET.

The Black Flamingo, his debut YA novel, won the 2020 Stonewall Book Award and was shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, Jhalak Prize, Los Angeles Times Book Prize and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. 2022 sees the publication of his second young-adult novel in verse, Only on the Weekends, as well as his second poetry collection, There is (still) love here.

Where to find the book

You can find a copy of their book on Bookshop.org here

Purchase through Estelita's Library's Bookshop.org store front and you'll support Seattle's local Black/Brown owned justice focused community bookstore & lending library.

You can also find the novel at Seattle Public Library in print, ebook, and audiobook formats.

Bonus Material

Poetry from The Black Flamingo - Dean Atta Live Performance

Find Dean Atta online at www.deanatta.com

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