This event is in the past.It took place on February 4, 2026 at Charles P. Stevenson Library.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkNikkya Hargrove reads from her Lambda Literary Award finalist memoir about queer Black motherhood and family, then digs into the story behind the story with fellow Bard alum Miguel Castillo Jr.
LGBTQ+ memoir
Alumni authors
Intimate conversation
Tips
📚opened Connecticut's only queer, Black woman-owned indie bookstore in 2024
🥊Castillo is a boxing coach exploring identity and violence
🏆won the 2025 Memoir Magazine Prize for LGBTQ+ resilience
Author Visit: Nikkya Hargrove '05
Annandale-On-Hudson
Literature TalkLiterature TalkNikkya Hargrove reads from her Lambda Literary Award finalist memoir about queer Black motherhood and family, then digs into the story behind the story with fellow Bard alum Miguel Castillo Jr.
LGBTQ+ memoir
Alumni authors
Intimate conversation
Tips
📚opened Connecticut's only queer, Black woman-owned indie bookstore in 2024
🥊Castillo is a boxing coach exploring identity and violence
🏆won the 2025 Memoir Magazine Prize for LGBTQ+ resilience
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