About this Event

Join Editorial Director of Xtra Magazine, Rachel Giese, in conversation with West Coast Editor of TIME Magazine, Sam Lansky and drag sensation Amrou Al-Kadhi, aka Glamrou, talk about their upcoming books.

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Don't forget to purchase your copies of the books from Glad Day Bookshop, or your favourite local bookseller. Glad Day has reduced hours and curbside pickup on Wednesdays and Thursday but their online store is open! Click here for more information.

Learn more about the books below!

Sam Lansky's Broken People (on sale June 9)

Sam Lansky’s debut novel, Broken People, is a gorgeous exploration of the challenges of intimacy and sobriety, the intersection of materialism and mysticism, and the ways in which the body stores heartache and trauma.

Amrou Al-Kadhi's Life as a Unicorn (on sale June 9)

From a god-fearing Muslim boy enraptured with their mother, to a vocal, queer drag queen estranged from their family, this is a heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author’s fight to be true to themself.

Moderator Rachel Giese's Boys (on sale now)

Boys: What It Means to Become a Man examines how these toxic rules can hinder boys’ emotional and social development. If girls can expand the borders of femaleness, could boys also be set free of limiting, damaging expectations about manhood and masculinity? Could what’s been labelled “the boy crisis” be the beginning of a revolution in how we raise young men?

This event will be live on Zoom at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET/6 PM GMT. Zoom link will be provided in confirmation email under 'Additional Information.'