Book Release: Marcos Gonsalez presents In Theory, Darling (in person only)
May 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us for the launch of In Theory, Darling: Searching for José Esteban Muñoz and the Queer Imagination by Marcos Gonsalez. Combining memoir and cultural criticism, Gonsalez brings us along with him as he searches for Muñoz’s legacy in the streets of New York and situates themself in the lineage of the queer elders who have come before him. of In Theory, Darling shows us what made Muñoz such a significant figure for so many and serves as a reminder of just how life-giving theory can be.
Marcos Gonsalez will be joined in conversation by scientist and writer Joe Osmundson.
To reserve a copy of In Theory, Darling (Beacon Press, May 20, 2025, hardcover, $26.95), please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve In Theory, Darling for May 23rd event” in the subject line.
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This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
Marcos Gonsalez is an author, an essayist, a scholar, and assistant professor of English at Adelphi University. The author of Pedro’s Theory: Reimagining the Promised Land (2021), his research on queer and trans Latinx aesthetics and cultural production has been supported by the Ford Foundation and Mellon Foundation. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in Literary Hub, Transgender Studies Quarterly, Inside Higher Education, Ploughshares, Catapult, Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Inquiry, and elsewhere.
Joseph Osmundson is a scientist and writer. His latest book, VIROLOGY, was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction, and was called “dazzling” by the New York Times.
