Author Event at Atlanta's Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore, July 17

Atlanta, GA, June 22, 2016 --(PR.com)-- On Sunday, July 17, from 4-6 p.m., the Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore (5531 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30342) will host a reading, signing and Q&A with B. Andrew Plant and Suzanne Lea, Atlanta-based writers who are two of the 16 contributors to "Crooked Letter i: Coming Out in the South" (NewSouth Books), an anthology of "coming out" stories.

"Crooked Letter i" offers a collection of first-person nonfiction narratives that reflect the distinct "coming out" experiences of a complex cross-section of gay, lesbian, and transgendered Southerners from all walks of life and at different stages in their lives. The book includes a foreword by Dorothy Allison, the writer best known for "Bastard Out of Carolina."

For more information about Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore or the event, contact the store at 404-255-5207 or events@phoenixanddragon.com, or visit the store’s web site: http://www.phoenixanddragon.com/. For more information about "Crooked Letter i," please see the publisher’s website.

The book is available from Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore or through your favorite bookseller or online sources, such as Amazon.

Crooked Letter i ISBN:978-1-58838-313-6. Trade paper with French flaps, 208 pages, $25.95. ebook ISBN: 978-1-60306-362-3.