A “tour de fuerza” of queer Latino literary talent convenes in the South Bronx this Saturday for the second part of this groundbreaking queer NYC reading series’ visit to the Library.Performance and slam poet-extraordinaire Karen Jaime and writer Charlie Vázquez (who were featured at BAAD!’s recent “From the Page to the Stage” reading) join novelist and playwright Charles Rice-González and Nicaraguan-American poet Cristina Izaguirre for an afternoon gathering of queer Latino words and wizardry. This event is free and open to the public. Please try not to miss this rare public gathering of queer Latino writers in the South Bronx! This Saturday, November 7th at 2:15 p.m. at the Mott Haven Branch of The New York Public Library, 321 East 140th Street at Alexander Avenue.

Following up on last week’s standing-room-only reading at the Schomburg Center, tonight, three esteemed writers will read from their latest works and engage questions about being immigrants, creative artists, and pushing against the grain of social norms as queer artists of color. Featuring Staceyann Chin, Anton Niblett, and Curu Necos-Bloice. Hosted by Steven G. Fullwood, project director of the Library’s Black Gay & Lesbian Archive. Books will be available for purchase in the gift shop prior to the event. Tonight, 7 p.m. at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at 515 Malcolm X Blvd.

 Staceyann Chin

 Curu Necos-Bloice

 Anton Niblett