Join us for selected readings, Q & A, and book signing by Aaron Foley celebrating his debut novel, "Boys Come First."
Both hilarious and touching, "Boys Come First" (2022) follows three Black gay millennial men looking for love, friendship, and professional success in the Motor City. "After a devastating layoff and sudden breakup, Dominick Gibson flees his life in NYC to try and get back on track in his hometown of Detroit. His one objective--exit the dating pool ASAP and get married by thirty-five. The deadline is approaching fast. Dominick reunites with his best friend, Troy, and meets Remy, a successful real estate agent who's got relationship problems of his own. When a high-stakes deal threatens to blow up their friendship, the three men have to learn how to navigate life's pitfalls as well as a city that's changing overnight."--Book cover
A Detroit native with ties to Ypsilanti, Aaron Foley is Detroit's first appointed chief storyteller, former editor of BLAC magazine, editor of "The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook" (2017), and author of "How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass" (2015). His reporting and writing on Detroit, blackness, and queerness has appeared in This American Life, Jalopnik, the Atlantic, CNN, and several anthologies. Mr. Foley is the founding director of the Black Media Initiative at the Center for Community Media at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY (2020) and is currently the senior digital editor for PBS News Hour. He lives in Brooklyn.
Co-sponsored by Black Stone Bookstore and Cultural Center which will have books available for purchase and signing.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Writers | Featured | Book Lovers | African American Interest |
The historical downtown library on Michigan Ave. is our oldest branch. It has two meeting rooms and an outdoor plaza.
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