All She Wrote Books Presents: THE LESBIAN CHRONICLES Book Launch

The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: Book Release Party and Community Story Share, with author Rachel Karp. This book is made up of stories from 38 lesbian bar communities across the country. What better way to send it out into the world than by gathering to share some of our own?

Come hear a bit of the book, along with stories from the Dani's Queer Bar community, followed by book signing and casual conversation! Have a story you'd like to share? Submit it here!

You must be 21 or older to attend this event.

"Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at info@allshewrotebooks.com.

About The Lesbian Bar Chronicles

Lesbian bars are so much more than a place to get a drink. For over a century, they’ve acted as community posts, political organizing grounds, and sanctuaries. Yet whereas in the 1980s there were an estimated 200 lesbian bars across the US, the current count sits at a few dozen.

In The Lesbian Bar Chronicles, author and co-creator of the hit podcast Cruising Rachel Karp embarks across the country with her wife and best friend to chronicle the stories of the remaining US lesbian bars. Recent narratives have claimed lesbian bars are dying, but Karp’s group finds many of the places they visit to be thriving, their communities sustaining themselves over decades of change and challenges.

Weaving together over 100 hours of immersive interviews with bar owners, staff, and regulars, Karp highlights places like

-Chicago spot Nobody’s Darling, where readers meet “the mayor” Shirley J, who in the 1970s was instrumental in the birth of house music

-Frankie’s in Oklahoma City, where readers attend a “family night” to learn how a lesbian bar can birth a chosen family

-Redz, a Chicana lesbian bar in East LA involved in the precedent setting court case that followed years of arrests for patrons wearing men’s clothing

A heartfelt reclamation of queer history and queer lives, Karp’s narrative examines how these beacons for community and inclusion can teach us to live openly, cultivate connection, and continue to take up space.

About the Author

Rachel Karp is a writer and producer who has worked across podcasts, TV, film, theater, and digital media. The co-creator and producer of the award-winning documentary podcast Cruising, she currently serves as an associate producer on LinkedIn’s editorial team, working on the podcasts Hello Monday and Building One. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theater and English from Skidmore College. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner Jen, in their home which has lovingly been dubbed “the home for wayward gays” by the multitude of queer friends and family members who have stayed there over the years.