Elizabeth Costello will read from her feminist noir/queer-coming-of-age novel The Good War and chat with journalist Kate Rounds about writing and life. Stick around afterward for a reception with snacks provided by Red Table.

To reserve a copy of Elizabeth Costello’s The Good War (Regal House Publishing, January 28, 2025, paperback, $21.95) please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of The Good War for March 8 event” in the subject line.

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This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.

Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.

The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.

All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.

We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD

Elizabeth Costello is a writer living in Portland, Oregon. She works (remotely) as an editor for UC Berkeley and co-founded the ekphraestival, a generative exchange among visual artists and poets that culminates in readings and exhibitions in April, national poetry month. Her debut novel, The Good War, is out now from Regal House and was described by Publishers Weekly as “dark and intense…lyrical…Moody and atmospheric, this gritty tale is worth a look.”

Kate Rounds is the author of the novel Catboad Road, published by Bywater Books. She’s a veteran journalist and has an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She lives in Jersey City without a cat.