Chris Freeman, Christopher Bram, Bill Goldstein, David Drake, and other special guests will read their favorite passages from the work of Christopher Isherwood, and there will be a discussion of THE AMERICAN ISHERWOOD (2015, University of Minnesota Press, edited by Chris Freeman and James Berg). Reception and signing following the discussion.

Chris Freeman is professor of English and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California. His first book, THE ISHERWOOD CENTURY, won a Lambda Literary Award; he is on the board of the ONE Archives Foundation and the Monette-Horwitz Trust. He is a longtime contributor to THE GAY AND LESBIAN REVIEW.

Christopher Bram is the author of, among others, FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN, which was adapted in the film GODS AND MONSTERS. His recent book EMINENT OUTLAWS: THE GAY WRITERS WHO CHANGED AMERICA, shows how central gay literature is in the American canon.

Bill Goldstein is former founding editor of the books site of nytimes.com, book critic for NBC’s “Weekend Today in New York.” As editorial curator for “Times Talks,” the public speaker series of The New York Times, he programs and frequently moderates panel discussions on the arts, culture and politics. His book reviews, author interviews and coverage of the publishing industry have appeared regularly in The New York Times, Newsday, People and other publications

David Drake burst onto the scene with his one-man show THE NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME twenty years ago. Writer, actor, and director, Drake has appeared on television, in films, and on stage in LAW & ORDER, THE GOOD WIFE, PHILADELPHIA, and THE BOYS IN THE BAND.