Join us for a talk with and readings from two of the giants of the LGBT mystery genre.

Richard Stevenson is the pseudonym of Richard Lipez, author of fifteen books, including the Don Strachey private eye series. A former editorial writer at The Berkshire Eagle, Lipez contributed to Crimes of the Scene: A Mystery Novel Guide for the International Traveler and reviews mysteries for The Washington Post. His reporting, reviews, and fiction have appeared in Newsday, the Boston Globe, The Atlantic, and many other publications. Four of the Strachey books have been filmed by HereTV. Red White Black and Blue, the twelfth Strachey book, won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Mystery of 2011. Lipez grew up and was educated in Pennsylvania and as a Peace Corps volunteer taught English in Ethiopia. He is married to sculptor and video artist Joe Wheaton and lives in Becket, Massachusetts.

Mark Zubro is the author of thirty-two novels and five short stories. His book A Simple Suburban Murder won the lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men’s mystery. Dying to Play is his most recent mystery and features gay private eye Mike King. His latest book is the third and last volume in his epic gay science fiction trilogy Alien Victory. Mark spends his time reading, writing, napping, and eating chocolate.