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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author R.B. Lemberg
DESCRIPTION:Cushing Memorial Library & Archives is pleased to host a Zoom 
 discussion with award-winning queer Jewish Ukrainian-American fantasy 
 author\, R.B. Lemberg\, to celebrate the release of their first full-length 
 novel from the acclaimed Birdverse\, The Unbalancing. Lemberg will talk 
 about their career and rich array of work with Cushing’s Science Fiction 
 & Fantasy Research Collection Curator\, Jeremy Brett.  The talk will be 
 followed by questions taken from the audience.\n\n \n\nThe Texas A&M 
 University Official Bookstore\, Barnes & Noble Bookstore at the Memorial 
 Student Center (https://tamu.bncollege.com/shop/tamu/home)\, will support 
 the event by providing copies for sale of Lemberg’s new book. The first 
 40 people to purchase a book through the Bookstore will receive a bookplate 
 signed by Lemberg. \n\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Department of 
 English\, the Glasscock Jewish Studies Working Group\, and the Glasscock 
 Science Fiction Studies Working Group. \n\n\n\nThis is a virtual talk. To 
 register\, please use this link:   
 https://tamu.zoom.us/j/95351203410?pwd=SXhLb0t5TDh1OE5LU0FVLzNFMkI4QT09 
 This link opens in a new window (join password: lemberg1)  
 \n\n(Registration closes 12 hours before the event). Once you register\, a 
 Zoom link will be sent to you 24 hours before the start of the event. 
 \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. The event will be 
 recorded.\n\n\n\nIf you require an accommodation under the Americans with 
 Disabilities Act (ADA)\, please contact Jeremy Brett to communicate your 
 needs. Early notification is encouraged\, and a request 5 workdays before 
 the event you plan to attend will facilitate the provision of a reasonable 
 accommodation.\n\n\n\nContact information: Jeremy Brett\, 
 jwbrett@library.tamu.edu\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers: \n\n\n\nR.B. Lemberg is 
 a queer\, bigender immigrant from Ukraine\, Russia\, and Israel to the 
 United States. Their stories and poems have appeared in Lightspeed‘s 
 Queers Destroy Science Fiction\, Beneath Ceaseless Skies\, Uncanny 
 Magazine\, Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction 
 Anthology\, and more. R.B.’s work has been a finalist for the Nebula\, 
 Locus\, Ignyte\, Crawford\, and other awards. Many of R.B.’s stories and 
 poems are set in Birdverse\, an LGBTQIA -focused secondary world. You can 
 find R.B. on Twitter at @rb_lemberg\, on Patreon at 
 http://patreon.com/rblemberg\, and at rblemberg.net\n\n\nJeremy Brett is 
 Processing Archivist and the Curator of the Science Fiction & Fantasy 
 Research Collection at Cushing Memorial Library & Archives. He has also 
 worked at the University of Iowa\, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\, 
 the National Archives and Records Administration-Pacific Region\, and the 
 Wisconsin Historical Society. He received his MLS and his MA in History 
 from the University of Maryland – College Park in 1999. His professional 
 interests include science fiction\, fan studies\, and the intersection of 
 libraries and social justice.\n\nIf you need an accommodation under the 
 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to be able to participate in this 
 event\, please contact Jeremy Brett at jwbrett@library.tamu.edu to 
 communicate your needs by September 14\, to allow us to facilitate a 
 reasonable accommodation.
LOCATION:Cushing Library
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeremy Brett":MAILTO:jwbrett@tamu.edu
CATEGORIES:Cushing, Event
CONTACT;CN="Jeremy Brett":MAILTO:jwbrett@tamu.edu
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