Mike Curato's GAYSIANS In Store Presentation and Graphic Novel Signing

Join us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Thursday, June 12 at 7:00 PM when Mike Curato, author of Flamer, comes to share his new graphic novel Gaysians. Mike will be joined in conversation by Randy Ribay and will sign copies of his book after the presentation.

Click Here to preorder a copy of Gaysians.

Gaysians is a heartfelt, uplifting portrait of four gay Asian friends coming of age in Seattle, full of melodrama, love, and friendship, highlighting important prejudices both within and without the LGBTQ community. Mike Curato's latest renders its hilarious, flamboyant, human protagonists with love and individuality, showing tenderly the particular joy of queer friendship and yearning.

Mike's YA graphic novel, Flamer, has been at the center of the banned books discussion for the past several years, and has been ranked fifth for most banned book in America. Mike has been at the forefront of the conversation, supporting free speech and LGBTQ rights in public appearances and media interviews. Gaysians extends many of the themes and nuanced depictions of LGBTQ life portrayed in Flamer and we expect serious media attention for the book.

MIKE CURATO is the author and illustrator of the children's book series Little Elliot. He has also illustrated What If… by Samantha Berger, All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle, Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian, The Power of One written by Trudy Ludwig, If I Were a Fish by Corook and Olivia Barton, and contributed to What's Your Favorite Color? by Eric Carle and Friends, Sunny Day: A Celebration of the Sesame Street Theme Song, and Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors and Teens on the Dark Side of Love. Publishers Weekly named Mike a “Fall 2014 Flying Start.” In the same year he won the Society of Illustrators Original Art Show Founder’s Award. Mike’s debut young adult graphic novel, Flamer, was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Young Adult and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award for Middle Grade/Young Adult. Gaysians is his adult debut.

RANDY RIBAY is a Filipino American author of young adult fiction. His most recent novel, Patron Saints of Nothing, was a finalist for the National Book Award and the LA Times Book Prize. Randy was also a contributor to the Printz Award–winning anthology The Collectors, edited by A. S. King. His other works include An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes, After the Shot Drops, and Chronicles of the Avatar: The Reckoning of Roku. Born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest, Randy currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, son, and cat-like dog.

THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 6:00 pm on June 12.

BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.

DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.

WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.

WE ASK that attendees arrive between 6:45 and 7:00 PM for the event.

PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.

OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly.