Casey McQuiston & Christine Bollow for RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE: THE PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE
Featured Book
Red, White and Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence
"A brand-new novella told through notes and letters, continuing the unforgettable love story which captured hearts around the world! After an email leak made Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry's very secret romance into very public front-page news worldwide, they vowed never to use email again for personal communication. Years later, they can't help but miss the specific act of writing to each other. So, they borrow a trick from their predecessors: handwritten love letters. Red, White & Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence delves into the intimate archives of Alex and Henry, spanning twenty years since the fateful day they first took the world's stage together. This epistolary novella includes their personal letters, post cards, journal entries, and more, sharing everything from sarcastic bon mots to sexy fantasies to emotional discussions about starting a family, giving readers compelling insight into the long term futures of Alex and Henry as well as beloved supporting characters"-- Provided by publisher.
This book will be available for purchase at the event.
About This Event
Join Casey McQuiston from anywhere in the world for a live virtual conversation with Loyalty Books co-owner Christine Bollow celebrating the release of Red, White & Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence.
Hosted by Loyalty Bookstores, a Black, queer, and Asian-owned independent bookstore based in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the Dropping Hairpins Project, this special online event benefits queer community programming, particularly in the Southern and Midwestern United States.
Admission is available with a minimum $1 donation to the Dropping Hairpins Project or with purchase of the book-as-ticket which will also include a donation to the Dropping Hairpins Project.
Through both an in-person film screening in Arkansas and a worldwide virtual author event, audiences can celebrate stories that have become deeply meaningful to queer readers while directly supporting future LGBTQ+ community programming
Featured Author
McQuiston, Casey
Casey McQuiston is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of queer romantic comedies. Their books have been honored by the Stonewall Book Awards, the Lambda Literary Awards, and the American Library Association, and their writing on life and literature has been published in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Bon Appétit. Their debut novel, Red, White and Royal Blue, was adapted to an Emmy-nominated film in 2023. When not writing love stories, they can be found staring at the nearest body of water or spending time with their beloved and always-hungry poodle mix, Pepper. Born and raised in Southern Louisiana, Casey now lives with their family in beautiful Queens, New York.
In Conversation With
Christine Bollow
Christine Bollow is the co-owner of Loyalty Bookstores and a literary consultant for comic cons and book events. She is the founder and executive director of Liwanag Filipino Lit Fest DC and has judged for multiple literary awards, including the Kirkus Prize and Lambda Literary Awards. A queer, disabled Filipina litizen, Christine is a recipient of the 2024 Duende-Word BIPOC Bookseller Leadership Award and a 2022 Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree. Christine graduated from Barnard College, currently lives in Tucson, and can be found on Bookstagram @readingismagica
About the Venue
Loyalty Bookstore
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