The first two weeks of May have been a flurry of literary excitement, but the BookSwell Intersections team feels like we’re STILL recovering from the LA Times Festival of Books… Listen to Managing Editor Cody Sisco and Co-Host Dan Lopez debrief on that festival, as well as Dan’s new job in publishing, and some theatrical literature featuring with LGBTQ characters that he’s recently revisited. The meat of this episode is a fantastic interview with author, poet, activist and inter-country adoptee Julayne Lee. Her recent memoir in poems, Not Your White Savior, deals with her journey from a South Korean orphanage to a Midwestern Christian family, and the myriad issues transracial adoptees face. Learn more about Julayne, her upcoming work, and the workshops she facilitates for writers of color at her website. We finish our episode with an extended rundown of upcoming events from Shannon Eagen, including some specific panel recommendations for the LitFest Pasadena.
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Books Mentioned:
Becoming by Michelle Obama
Made in LA Anthology
The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Boys in the Band by Mart Crowley
Not My White Savior by Julayne Lee
Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Frances Kane
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
