We're going to kick off summertime in the best way possible: with plenty of books. BSR Book Week 2024 is coming up in just a couple weeks (June 2-8), and we're thrilled to announce the panelists for our virtual event! WITH YOUR POWERS COMBINED: A BSR Book Week publishing panel, coming up on Thursday, June 6 on Zoom, is bringing together some of Philly's top authors and editors. We're welcoming award-winning YA author and literary agent Eric Smith, bestselling novelist Xio Axelrod (of the very hot Lillys series), Quirk Books editor Jess Zimmerman, Lanternfish Press editorial director Christine Neulieb, and attorney Gabrielle Sellei, an expert in copyright law and publishing contracts.
What a lineup. Grab your seat now for this virtual event and bring your questions about writing and publishing!
On to this week's stories. We're reviewing the latest play from R. Eric Thomas (our critic loves it), Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song (which has finally landed in Philly), an InLiquid show exploring nakedness, and more. Plus, Krista Mar sits down with the founders of Philly's first cohort for Asian American/Pacific Islander playwrights. Don't miss their new play reading series starting this month.
And of course, our latest review-writing webinar (May 29) is filling up. Reserve your seat!
Alaina Johns
BSR editor-in-chief
