Kirk Read's Books
Oct.01.2001
Kirk Read's youth in the Shenandoah Valley had the outward signs of a comfortable adolescence in the Reagan-era South. Dad: career military. Mom: a homemaker. Son: Little League/soccer player, Baptist youth group member, a straight-jawed boy from a long line of VMI men. One would expect that a young gay man growing up in such a way would lead a tortured teen life. But early on,...
About Kirk
Kirk Read is the author of "How I Learned to Snap," a memoir that was named an Honor Book by the American Library Assocation. His forthcoming second book is a collection of essays called "This is the Thing." He cohosts two open mic events...
Causes Kirk Read Supports
St. James Infirmary; moveon.org; Counterpulse; Queer Cultural Center; Reclaiming
Kirk’s Favorite Books
Hell Soup by Sparrow 13 Laughingwand, Sorry, We're Close by Tarin Towers, Valencia by Michelle Tea, Everybody Into the Pool by Beth Lisick, Nebraska by George...