The Center for Equity and Inclusion and the UW Tacoma Library — co-founders of Real Lit[erature]: Reading for Social Justice — are thrilled to announce an author talk May 27th, 2021, with award-nominated and bestselling author and designer Mason Deaver, author of I Wish You All the Best. Deaver will talk about their novel and their writing process, and then answer questions.

Please register to​ attend the author talk with Mason Deaver.

Thursday, 5/27, 12:30-1:20 PM PST via Zoom. You will receive a zoom link the day before the event.

Here’s a bit of about Mason Deaver’s I Wish You All The Best:

When Ben De Backer comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’re thrown out of their house and forced to move in with their estranged older sister, Hannah, and her husband, Thomas, whom Ben has never even met. Struggling with an anxiety disorder compounded by their parents’ rejection, they come out only to Hannah, Thomas, and their therapist and try to keep a low profile in a new school. But Ben’s attempts to survive the last half of senior year unnoticed are thwarted when Nathan Allan, a funny and charismatic student, decides to take Ben under his wing. As Ben and Nathan’s friendship grows, their feelings for each other begin to change, and what started as a disastrous turn of events looks like it might just be a chance to start a happier new life. At turns heartbreaking and joyous, I Wish You All the Best is both a celebration of life, friendship, and love, and a shining example of hope in the face of adversity. -Description from author’s website.

All Are Welcome: students, faculty, staff from all three campuses, and community members. Register Here.

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