BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
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Join Craig Willse for the New York City launch of his debut novel Providence, which Publisher’s Weekly calls “a sweat-soaked doom spiral . . . that turns familiar tropes of dark academia and fatal attraction on their heads.” Craig will be joined for a discussion and Q&A with Kyle Dillon Hertz, author of celebrated novel The Lookback Window.
To reserve a copy of Providence (Union Square & Co., April 23, 2024, paperback, $18.99), please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve copy of Providence for May 8” in the subject line.
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Advance Praise for Providence:
Providence’s bad gays will keep you up all night with their terrible decisions, hot sex, and irresistible trail of hidden clues. Is Craig Willse the secret love child of Tana French and Patricia Highsmith? There’s no other explanation. My new favorite thriller!
– Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
Providence is a deeply compelling meditation on the ways desire and loneliness conspire to make even the brightest people betray themselves. Willse’s clear, intelligent writing has both heart and thrills. I stayed up all night reading this incredible novel.
– Kyle Dillon Hertz, author of The Lookback Window
Providence is a page-turning thriller. It’s also a queering of the modern-day gay narrative. Willse has crafted a sexy debut with a protagonist who doesn’t fit the worn tropes of damaged victim or oppressed saint, but instead a morally-ambiguous anti-hero who keeps you guessing.
– Alejandro Varela, National Book Award Finalist and author of The Town of Babylon
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.
Suggested donation to benefit the Bureau: $10.
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