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Book Talk: Ross Gay kicks off National Poetry Month at Tombolo

Tallahassee author Erin Slaughter talks about her debut story collection on Thursday.
 
Poet Ross Gay
Poet Ross Gay [ NATASHA KOMODA | Natasha Komoda ]
Published March 23, 2023

Tampa author Sheree L. Greer will celebrate the new 10th anniversary edition of her short story collection “Once and Future Lovers,” in conversation with poet Yuki Jackson, at 6 p.m. March 28 at Tombolo Books, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free; RSVP at tombolobooks.com/events.

Author Bex Mui M. Ed. will be in conversation about her memoir “House of Our Queer” with author Lorraine Monteagut (”Brujas”) at 7 p.m. March 29 at Tombolo Books, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free; RSVP at tombolobooks.com/events.

Tallahassee author Erin Slaughter will discuss and sign her debut story collection, “A Manual for How to Love Us,” at 7 p.m. March 30 at Tombolo Books, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free; RSVP at tombolobooks.com/events.

Tombolo Books will kick off National Poetry Month with a reading and signing by award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay (”The Book of Delights,” “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude”) at 6:30 p.m. April 1 at Tombolo Books, 2153 First Ave. S, St. Petersburg. Free; RSVP at tombolobooks.com/events.

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