Join Kitt at Lammy finalist reading May 8

Come hear Kittredge Cherry and other Lambda Literary Award finalists read from their books at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 8 in West Hollywood, CA.

The reading is hosted by A Different Light Bookstore, 8853 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood. Kitt will read from Art That Dares: Gay Jesus, Woman Christ, and More, which is one of five finalists in the LGBT Arts and Culture category.

Christopher Rice, novelist and Lambda Board member, will be doing the introductions. Authors scheduled for the West Hollywood reading are:

•Niagara Falls, Victor Bumbalo (Broadway Play Publishing)
•Art That Dares, Kittredge Cherry(AndroGyne Press)
•Dahlia Season, Myriam Gurba (Manic D Press)
•The Tourists, Jeff Hobbs (Simon & Schuster)
•Right Side of the Wrong Bed, Frederick Smith (Kensington)
•Freak Show, James St. James (Dutton Children's/Penguin)

The Lambda Literary Foundation sponsors readings around the country prior to the Lammy Awards ceremony. This year’s 20th anniversary ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 29 at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. For tickets and more info, visit LambdaLiterary.org.

Other readings are planned for New York City, San Francisco, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Chicago and Seattle.