FRIDAY DEC 09
LOVE BLOOD & RHINESTONES BOOK SIGNING
Book signing for Love Blood & Rhinestones with author Bryant McLemore.
@ THE SILVER ROOM - 1506 EAST 53RD ST, CHICAGO, IL 60615, USA
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Brothers of ADODI … Join us for the Book Signing + Talk with author Bryant Mclemore-Smith.
In the newly released Love, Blood and Rhinestones, Chicago LGBTQ activist Bryant McLemore Smith takes the collective voices of African American men and women in the LGBTQ community who’ve suffered same-sex abuse but ultimately triumphed in their quest to live authentic, shame-free lives.
In 26 chapters, Love, Blood, and Rhinestones tell the intimate and painful but honest stories of McLemore Smith and others who were caught in a storm for the fight of their lives. The book brings to the surface messages that are traditionally unheard, ignored and otherwise sidelined.
Raw scenes in an emergency room, dialogue that is both disturbing and illuminating, and feelings excavated from the deepest—and darkest—places all contribute to the book’s accessibility and the power to teach.
Asked about the name on the book’s cover, McLemore Smith offers a sobering explanation. ‘D. Lynn Baldwin’ is really a composite of people, including me, who want to share our experiences in story form,” he said. “The format as well as the collective voices is for many readers a more palatable and informative way to convey what has been a very taboo subject for way too long.”
About Bryant Mclemore-Smith:
"Where The Truth Comes Out"
Bryant McLemore Smith is a Chicago-based writer, costume designer for both theatre and film, actor and entrepreneur. His work for the stage has appeared in productions such as Bronzeville the Musical, Stompin at the Savoy, and A Chance in the World. Movies include The House of the Witchdoctor, Bahama Hustle, Love Relations and others. He has been a casting assistant for Barbershop II, Spiderman, Proof, and Roll Bounce. One of Bryant’s greatest career achievements was the Love & Life World Tour USA and Japan with Mary J. Blige. Bryant also is the owner of McLemore’s Closet, a 1930s and 1970s vintage clothing store in Chicago.
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