GUESS WHAT? We have another guest to announce for the New York City stop of the Design Matters tour brought to you by the fine folks at @onairfest! The one and only ROY WOOD Jr! We’ll be at the @musichallofwb on September 18 with @roxanegay74 @jadabumrad and one more special guest we’ll be announcing tomorrow! Here’s a bit more about @roywoodjr:
The Emmy-nominated ROY WOOD JR. has entertained millions across stage, television, and radio. In 2015, he joined The Best F#@ing News Team as a correspondent on Comedy Central’s Emmy-nominated The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Comedy Central continues its long-standing relationship with the talented comedian and actor collaborating on Beyond the Scenes as well as his third hour-long stand-up special, Imperfect Messenger, now streaming on Paramount .
Wood was the 2023 host of The White House Correspondents Dinner and most recently starred alongside Jon Hamm in the film Confess, Fletch which was released September 16th, and is set to executive produce the HBO Max project 1% Happy as well as an untitled medical field comedy for NBC. He will also executive produce, write and star in FOX’s untitled single-camera comedy about the National Guard with Denis Leary attached as a producer. Roy’s additional credits include Only Murders in the Building, Better Call Saul, Space Force, The Last O.G., and the PBS documentary The Neutral Ground, for which he served as executive producer and nominated for an Emmy.
Wood’s first Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, Father Figure, debuted in 2017, the same year he was named the new host of the network’s storytelling series This is Not Happening. His second Comedy Central one-hour stand-up special, No One Loves You, which debuted in 2019, remains the network’s highest-rated original stand-up premiere. Entertainment Weekly has described his thought-provoking comedy as “charismatic crankiness,” Forbes declared him “one of comedy’s best journalists,” and Variety named him “One of 10 Comics to Watch” in 2016.
Come join us on September 18! Tickets and more info are in my bio or here: www.onairpresents.com
Out on 10/10/23! Link for buying in bio. There will be a tour! I have many opinions. Read about them! Cover design by Robin Bilardello!
Today in The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series is an excellent essay by Joanna Glum about the language and the memories we cultivate with the people we love and what it means for us when those people grow older. Read it here or at the link in my stories: ow.ly/nUxS50PIYBL
Today in my newsletter, a graphic essay by @aubreyhirsch on women, pain, and (not) being heard. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/a-story-about-pain
Today in The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series is an excellent essay by Andriana Mendoza about making sense of fatness as both metaphor and reality and what it’s like to try to love yourself while experiencing both. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/the-fat-girl-allegory
Today in my newsletter, a graphic essay by @aubreyhirsch on living in a post Roe v. Wade world. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/where-things-stand-on-abortion
For my newsletter, I wrote about the coping strategies I’ve developed during five years of writer’s block. You can read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/coping-strategies
To celebrate the publication of my imprint’s second title, LUSH LIVES by @jv_lyon_words, we’re giving three readers a copy of the book.
LUSH LIVES is an unforgettable novel of queer love, ambition, and the forgotten histories that define us.
To enter for a chance to win, please follow @roxanegaybooks and tag a friend in the comments.
No purchase is necessary. Our giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, August 25. Open to US residents only, 18 .
#giveaway #LushLives #queerliterature
We’re elated to share the 2023 Ticketed Sessions for literary superstars Michael Cunningham, Roxane Gay, and Stacey Abrams! Each session ticket includes a copy of the author’s featured Festival book, session admission, and access to the author’s signing line. Proceeds from book ticket sales support the annual Festival and our year-round programs. Learn more and purchase tickets at the link in our bio! 🔗🎟️
We’re elated to share the 2023 Ticketed Sessions for literary superstars Michael Cunningham, Roxane Gay, and Stacey Abrams! Each session ticket includes a copy of the author’s featured Festival book, session admission, and access to the author’s signing line. Proceeds from book ticket sales support the annual Festival and our year-round programs. Learn more and purchase tickets at the link in our bio! 🔗🎟️
In this week’s Work Friend, questions about how to manage resentment, what to do when you smell weed on a coworker and more. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/business/roxane-gay-work-advice.html
Today in The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series is a fantastic essay by Kay Heath about the pain and confusion of what seems like first love but is something else entirely when considered through the lens of experience. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/fourteen
Next month in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang (@cpamzhang). I hope you’ll join us at The Audacity to discuss this excellent novel.
This month in The Audacious Book Club, we’re taking about Witness by Jamel Brinkley (@jmlbrnkly). I hope you’ll join our discussion about this short story collection at The Audacity and our Zoom discussion later this month. Read more here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/the-audacious-book-club-witness-by
This month in The Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about two novels: Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter and The Militia House by John Milas. I hope you’ll join our discussion at The Audacity and our Zoom discussions later this month. Read more here and at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/the-audacious-book-club-ripe-and
A reminder that my beautiful Draft Writing Journal and my Draft Writing Squire pen are available at @baronfig. I hope they’ll serve your writing well.
This weekend, you can save 20% off $50 or more—just use the code LABORDAY23. You’ll find them in my Linktree in my bio, at the link in my stories, and at this link: https://ow.ly/WCoV50PGZOq
Tomorrow in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about Witness by Jamel Brinkley. Join us at 8 p.m. ET at this link or at the link in my stories: https://ow.ly/E5eG50POpYm
Next week, @debbiemillman and I are taking her podcast Design Matters to Brooklyn, Boston, DC and Philly where we will be talking to Roy Wood Jr and Jad Abumrad, Kara Swisher, Celeste Ng and Audie Cornish! Get your tickets now: https://www.onairfest.com/presents
Today in The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series is a powerful essay by Sharanya Deepak about the shame so many women feel about their anger and what it means instead to attempt to understand it. Read it here or at the link in my stories: https://audacity.substack.com/p/warm-blood
I’m raising money to fight book bans and champion diverse voices in publishing through the 2023 #AuthorsforVoicesofColor Auction. The auction runs through 9 pm ET tomorrow, 10/3. Bid on a signed copy of Opinions, my draft journal and pen, and copies of the first three books from @roxanegaybooks, and check out the other excellent prizes here or at the link in my stories: https://e.givesmart.com/events/y6C/i/_Auction/nk64/
Next month in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about Witness by Jamel Brinkley (@jmlbrnkly). I hope you’ll join us at The Audacity to discuss this excellent short story collection.
Tomorrow in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about Ripe by Sarah Rose Etter. Meg Pillow will be leading this discussion. Register to join us at 8 p.m. ET at this link and at the link in my stories: https://ow.ly/F9Wq50PFA6w. And I hope you’ll also join us for tonight’s event with John Milas.
Tomorrow in the Audacious Book Club, we’re talking about The Militia House by John Milas. Register to join us at 8 p.m. ET at this link and at the link in. my stories: https://ow.ly/NImh50PF5rN. And Wednesday, we’ll be discussing another novel, so stay tuned for signups and info on that event.
