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Journalist, Essayist Robert Fieseler To
Speak at Annual Conference Saturday
Robert Fieseler
Auditorium Speaker Series

Saturday 6/23, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Sponsored by Liveright/
W.W. Norton & Company

Robert W. Fieseler is a journalist and essayist who graduated co-valedictorian from
the Columbia University Graduate School of
Journalism and received the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship and the Lynton Fellowship in
Book Writing. When the editor-in-chief of
Liveright Publishing approached Fieseler to
write a book about the 1973 arson of a gay
nightclub, Fieseler enthusiastically welcomed
the challenge despite thus far only writing
short pieces. "I always had a dream to write
a book that mattered, that dealt with civil
rights, gay rights, and human rights. One
email changed my life and it was like placing a hand into a glove," Fieseler said. His
session will take place Saturday, June 23,
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the 2018 ALA Annual
Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans.
Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up
Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation, available in June 2018, is an essential
work of American civil rights history. It mesmerizingly reconstructs the fire that devasted
New Orleans's subterranean gay community.
The book chronicles the tragic event that
claimed the lives of 31 men and one woman

Robert Fieseler (photo © Ryan Leiter)

at a New Orleans bar, the largest mass murder
of gays until the Pulse tragedy in 2016. Relying on unprecedented access to survivors and
archives, Fieseler creates an indelible portrait
of a closeted, blue-collar, gay world. The aftermath of the fire, which saw families ashamed
to claim their loved ones, the city impervious
to the survivors' needs, and almost zero media
coverage, is considered an even more woeful
part of the story.
His work has appeared in the Big Roundtable, the Brooklyn Ink, and The Week.
His appearance at the conference is
sponsored by Liveright/W. W. Norton &
Company.
Get details and add to your schedule now.

JUNE PREVIEW

Grammy-nominated Musician
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
to Perform
Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews is
an author, philanthropist, and a Grammynominated multi-instrumentalist who
leads the band Trombone Shorty &
Orleans Avenue. He has performed and
shared the stage with countless musicians,
including U2, Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton, and Madonna. He performed at the
White House event "Red, White & Blues"
and recently made a cameo on the longestrunning American sitcom, The Simpsons.
Andrews is the author of Trombone
Shorty-winner of the Coretta Scott
King Book Award and the Caldecott
Honor. His latest picture book is another
unforgettable love letter to his hometown
of New Orleans. The 5 O'Clock Band,
illustrated by Coretta Scott King Book
Award and Caldecott Honor winner
Bryan Collier, is about a young musician
Troy "Trombone Shorty"
Andrews
Annual Conference Welcome
Celebration

Friday 6/22, 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by ABRAMS
The Art of Books

Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
(Photo by Danny Clinch)

who benefits from NOLA-bred wisdom
as he hits the streets of New Orleans to
find answers and inspiration.
Andrews is the recipient of the prestigious Heinz Award in recognition of
his community service with the Trombone Shorty Foundation-committed to
preserving the musical heritage of New
Orleans while providing music education
and mentorship to underserved young
musicians. His performance is sponsored
by ABRAMS The Art of Books.
Get details and add to your schedule
now.

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