FFR/Princeton BTGALA, Yale GALA, and Brown TBGALA Present... Readings by Out Authors! Andrew Solomon, Tom Dolby, David Ebershoff, and Philip Galanes New York, NY

Our last reading was so successful that we're taking our next installment to Therapy, where we have a bit more seating and additional standing room. Come join us for our second reading by out authors, this time from newly released or rereleased works of fiction.

The readings will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. There will be an opportunity for question and answers after the reading. There will be some time before and after the event for drinks and mingling. Creative Visions will be on hand to sell copies of the author's books. The authors will be on hand after the reading to autograph their books.

Andrew Solomon, A STONE BOAT, Plume, 1994
This novel, a finalist for the LA Times first fiction award, tells the story of Harry, a concert pianist, and his struggles with identity and self as his mother is dying of cancer. The New York Times Book Review praised A STONE BOAT as "a shimmering remembrance of things past and a meditation on love and death." Newsday called it "intense and achingly beautiful." Copies of A STONE BOAT will be available for sale at the event.
Born in New York, Yale GALA member Andrew Solomon studied at Yale University and Jesus College Cambridge. In 1988, he began his study of Russian artists, which culminated with the publication of THE IRONY TOWER: SOVIET ARTISTS IN A TIME OF GLASNOST (Knopf, 1991). Mr. Solomon's most recent book, THE NOONDAY DEMON: AN ATLAS OF DEPRESSION (Scribner, 2001), has won him eleven national awards, including the 2001 National Book Award. It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and has been on the New York Times bestseller lists. The NY Times review described it as "All-encompassing, brave, deeply humane...a book of remarkable depth, breadth and vitality...open-minded, critically informed and poetic all at the same time...fearless, and full of compassion." Mr. Solomon has lectured on depression around the world, including recent stints at Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Harvard, and Brown. He is a fellow of Berkeley College at Yale University and is a member of the New York Institute for the Humanities.

Tom Dolby, THE TROUBLE BOY, Kensington Books, March 2004
In the tradition of Less Than Zero and Bright Lights, Big City, Tom Dolby has written a searing debut novel about going after your dreams without losing yourself in the process. Powerfully written and keenly felt, The Trouble Boy heralds an exciting new voice in fiction. Bestselling out author Christopher Rice called this book "an expertly observed and deeply unsettling debut." Copies of THE TROUBLE BOY will be available for sale at the event.
Yale GALA's Tom Dolby was born in London and grew up in San Francisco. His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, Time Out New York, and Out magazine, and he is the author of the downtown guidebook CityTripping New York. He lives in New York City, and is currently working on his second novel, which takes place at a boarding school.

David Ebershoff, reading from a book in progress
Ebershoff's first novel, THE DANISH GIRL (Penguin USA, 2001), is based on the true story of Lili Elbe, who in 1931 became the first person ever to undergo gender reassignment surgery. He will be reading from his novel-in-progress. Copies of THE DANISH GIRL will be available for sale at the event.
Brown TBGALA's David Ebershoff is the bestselling author of two novels, THE DANISH GIRL and PASADENA, and a collection of short stories, THE ROSE CITY. His books have been published in more than a dozen countries to critical acclaim. Since 1998 he has been the publishing director of the Modern Library, a division of Random House. At Random House he edits a number of writers including Norman Mailer, Bernard Lewis, Jane Jacobs, and Ron Rosenbaum. He has taught fiction writing at NYU and Princeton. Originally from California, he is a regular book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of Brown University, Ebershoff currently lives in New York.

Philip Galanes, FATHER'S DAY, Knopf, May 2004
Hailed as a superb comic novel - whose action unfolds on New York City phone sex chat lines and in a tony New England village - FATHER'S DAY is, at heart, the story of a son coming to terms with the loss of his father, and a sly and at times exquisitely tender exploration of grief and loneliness and the depth of childhood shame. In the voice of Matthew Vaber - wildly antic, yet urbane and cannily conspiratorial - Galanes has created one of the freshest and funniest characters to emerge in years: A young man coming to grips with his own vulnerability and pureness of heart through a deliciously funny descent into a cock-eyed fantasy of self-annihilation. FATHER'S DAY introduces us to a brilliant new writer of immense talent and charm. Copies of FATHER'S DAY will be available for sale at the event.
Yale GALA's Philip Galanes was born and raised in New England, and earned degrees at Yale College and the Yale Law School. He worked as an entertainment attorney at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, representing clients in theater, television, publishing and film. More recently, he served as the General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer of Golden Books Family Entertainment, a children's media company. He serves on the boards of directors of several companies and currently represents clients in private practice. His first novel, Father's Day, is being published by Alfred A. Knopf in June 2004. Philip Galanes lives in New York City and East Hampton. He is at work on his second novel.

Therapy is the latest hot spot in midtown. Located conveniently to a large number of great eateries, this is a fabulous place to meet up with friends and see the midtown and upper west side folk! It has two levels with places to drink and eat on both levels. It serves a light menu that's perfect for snacks or for a full meal.

We thank Creative Visions for attending this event and making the authors' books available for sale! Creative Visions is New York's Largest, Only Locally Owned Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Trans Store and Video Rental Club. For more information, visit their website at http://www.creativevisionsbooks.com/

Like all of our events, all are welcome, but we especially welcome LGBT alumni from the ivy league and seven sisters schools, as well as our friends from Stanford, NYU, UVA, Duke, and Georgetown University. Feel free to bring your friends, boyfriends and girlfriends! We also welcome suggestions of authors for our next reading. We are particularly looking for books that have just been published or are about to be published, but that is not a fixed requirement. We particularly encourage you to suggest women authors.

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