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11.10.2011

rad dad reading at skylight books, november 12

Check it out. If you're in Los Angeles, our friend (and former Angry Reader of the Week) Jason Sperber will be reading from Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood, an anthology on some of the modern complexities of fatherhood, including essays on race and diversity.

Jason will be there with editors Tomas Moniz and Jeremy Adam Smith, as well as young adult novelist Lisa yee and special musical guest Mista Cookie Jar. It's happening this Saturday, November 12 at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. Here are some more details about the reading:
Radical Parents Rock Los Angeles: A Rad Dad Reading

Saturday, November 12
5:00pm - 7:00pm

Skylight Books
1818 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

“Rad Dad: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Fatherhood” collects the best pieces from Tomas Moniz’s award-winning “Rad Dad” zine and from Jeremy Adam Smith’s blog Daddy Dialectic, two kindred publications explore parenting as political territory.

Join the “Rad Dad” authors in pushing the conversation around fathering beyond a safe, apolitical place; come create a diverse, multi-faceted space to grapple with the complexity of fathering.

Reading along with Moniz and Smith are Jason Sperber, young adult novelist Lisa Yee and special musical guest: Mista Cookie Jar!
For further information on the reading, check out Jason's blog daddy in a strange land and go to the Facebook event here. You can pick up the Rad Dad anthology from Amazon here.