Meet and listen to author Brian Malloy read excerpts from his novel, After Francesco, and engage in discussion surrounding the ongoing AIDS epidemic and finding love, community, and balance after loss.

Brian Malloy is the author of novels The Year of Ice (St. Martin's Press), Brendan Wolf (St. Martin's Press), After Francesco (Kensington), and the young adult novel Twelve Long Months (Scholastic). His novels have been a 2002 New York Times New and Notable title, an Oprah Daily pick for best of 2022, a 2021 Women's National Book Association Great Group Reads selection, and a 2009 Book Sense Pick. Honors include the Minnesota Book Award, the American Library Association's Alex Award, and the Bloomsday Award for Irish American Literature.

Event is free and open to the public, and mobility aid accessible.