Freda Epum (at left) presented her debut memoir, The Gloomy Girl Variety Show (Feminist Press), at Call & Response Books, a Black woman-owned bookstore in Chicago; she was in conversation with Jami Nakamura Lin, author of The Night Parade. Part of the evening included a read-along from the book. On Instagram, Epum wrote: "I would describe last night's Gloomy Girl reading @callandresponsechi as a balm. It was a reading I haven't quite experienced before. To have a group of black, immigrant, and disabled folks gathered for an intimate read along (and for them to call *me* inspiring??!) is truly an experience I'll never forget.❤️"
