Edge of the World: Keynote with Author Alden Jones

When:
Monday, Jun 23, 2025 7:00p -
9:00p

Where:
Lovestruck Books
44 Brattle Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

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Join us on Monday, June 23 for an evening at the intersection of identity, culture, and exploration with acclaimed author and professor Alden Jones, as she presents her latest work, Edge of the World: An Anthology of Queer Travel Writing. This special keynote event will feature a reading and reflection from Professor Jones, followed by a Q&A session with the audience. Your ticket includes a copy of the book—grab a signature and dive into the adventure!


EVENT DETAILS

Tickets are limited, so grab yours soon! If the event sells out, you can join the waitlist. Should any spots open up, you’ll have 24 hours to register before we offer them to the next person.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alden Jones is an award-winning author and educator, a Fulbright Specialist, and the editor of Edge of the World: An Anthology of Queer Travel Writing. Her most recent memoir is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated The Wanting Was a Wilderness, hailed as “a master class in memoir writing” by The Millions. Her previous books are Unaccompanied Minors and The Blind Masseuse, and her short works of fiction and nonfiction have appeared in such outlets as The Boston Globe, The Rumpus, New York Magazine, The Cut, Agni, and Best American Travel Writing. Alden has taught English in Costa Rica as a WorldTeach volunteer, is a former professor on Semester at Sea, and has worked for many years as an international travel educator in countries such as Cuba, France, Costa Rica, and Spain. Alden is an assistant professor of creative writing and literature at Emerson College, and also teaches in the low-residency Newport MFA.


ABOUT EDGE OF THE WORLD

An inclusive LGBTQ+ travel anthology, Edge of the World explores what it means to be a queer person moving through the world.

These lively essays by luminary writers offer a queer perspective on how people experience other cultures and how other cultures receive queer people. This anthology of essays includes the perspectives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and trans American authors from multiple ethnic identities, showcasing the travel writing of both established and emerging authors across a wide age spectrum to address these central questions. Contributors include Alexander Chee, Edmund White, Daisy Hernández, Putsata Reang, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Denne Michele Norris, Garrard Conley, Andrew Ellis Evans, Nicole Shawan Junior, Raluca Albu, KB Brookins, Genevieve Hudson, Zoë Sprankle, Sara Orozco, and Calvin Gimpelevich. Their essays take the reader to different areas of the world including Spain, Ukraine, Florida, New York City, Mexico, Cambodia, Russia, Senegal, Berlin, and more.



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