This month’s ‘Meet the Author’ event, a free evening of sparkling wit and laid back conversation with Scene book reviewer Eric Page, is at the Ledward Centre this evening at 7pm. ( doors 6:30)
Meet the Author events see Eric pop an author on the sofa and chat about writing, books, queerness and inspiration. This month is the turn of deliciously decadent Redfern Jon Barrett whose book Proud Pink Sky breaks down the binary between utopia and dystopia – presenting a vision of the world’s first gay state.
A glittering metropolis of 24 million people, Berlin is a bustling world of Pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language. Challenging assumptions of sex and gender, Proud Pink Sky questions how much we must sacrifice to find identity and community.
You can read the Scene review of Proud Pink Sky here
Redfern’s essays and short stories have appeared in publications including The Sun, Guernica, Strange Horizons, Passages North, PinkNews, Booth, FFO, ParSec, Orca, and Nature Futures. Born in Sheffield in 1984, Redfern grew up in market towns, seaside resorts, and post-industrial cities before moving to Wales to study at Swansea University (Prifysgol Abertawe). Redfern is non-binary queer and they have campaigned for LGBTQ+ and polyamory rights since they were a teenager. They currently live in Berlin.
Join Eric in the comfortable surroundings of the Ledward Centre for an entertaining evening of gentle probing and hear the author read from their book. There will be opportunities for questions, and you can even get your copy signed!
This event is free but ticked. Book your FREE ticket via this link