#community read

[serialsensation]

The Fastest Girl in New York - Installment 1

Colonel Cabot's sensational urban adventure tale begins with an introduction to Cleopatra Clayton

Welcome to the first day of Serial Sensation' community read of (drum roll please for the full title) The Fastest Girl in New York; or, The Beauty in Man’s Clothes. She rides a fast horse—captivates gay damsels—fascinates fast men—plays billiards like a grand master—fiddles with the grace of Paganini—dances a la Taglioni—sings like an angel—visits all kinds of sporting places—and charms all sorts of people. The most brilliant and fascinating book ever published.

We hope you enjoy and would love to hear your thoughts! We also have a Discord community you can join through the Substack site or here (Google Form) if you're interested.

[lawrencepubliclibrary]

Reading is Contagious!

Yes, those are spots before your eyes!

Joelle Ford’s “Reading is Contagious” installation in the lobby is inspired by this year’s Read Across Lawrence titles:

A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff

The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

Sourdough by Robin Sloan

Can you tell which book the words belong to?

[gastonlibrary]

Do you want to talk about Th1rteen R3asons Why? Need a place to gush about everything you loved? Or somewhere to vent about everything you hated?

GCPL’s 1000 Reasons Why You Matter is that place.  Anonymously (or not) share your thoughts on this controversial book with other fans and non-fans.

[serialsensation]

Cross-Stitching History: An Interview

Today we're chatting with a participant and fan artist from an earlier community read serialization project

For those of you who might have been around about a year and a half ago when we serialized Deadwood Dick on Deck; or, Calamity Jane, the Heroine of Whoop-Up, you may remember some of the really excellent cross-stitch art we shared from one of our fan artist participants! This past week, I had a chance to sit down on a Zoom call with her and chat about LGBTQ historical literature, the alluring competence of Calamity Jane, and her interest in cross-stitching as an art form. For those who may like listening to your podcasts on a platform other than Substack or a web browser, I've set it up for easy downloading!

[serialsensation]

The Fastest Girl in New York - Installment 6

A fight, a flirtation, and a first date for the history books!

It's here! The first half of my favorite scene in the novella! We continue to keep up with both audio and text options and hope you're enjoying - we'd love to hear your thoughts

[serialsensation]

The Fastest Girl in New York - Installment 5

A horse chase, some champagne, and a "boys' night" out on the town!

Happy Friday! As a reminder, new updates post live every Monday, but in under 2 weeks now, they'll be switching to Saturdays! Why, you may ask: well, the original paper in which The Fastest Girl in New York was published shifted to a new distribution schedule, and we'll be keeping with their timeline!

[serialsensation]

The Fastest Girl in New York - Installment 4

"The die is cast!" as Cleo declares - find out what becomes of Harry Horton and where Juan Mendez will go next

Hello, hello, we're live in Week 4! We hope you've been enjoying both the text and audio drama versions of The Fastest Girl in New York! This week's update finds us at the suspenseful conclusion of Juan's confrontation of Harry Horton!