Release Party ~ If I Close My Eyes by Ben Fama
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Tuesday October 10, 2023
- The Lobby | Ace Hotel Brooklyn
Join us to celebrate the release of Ben Fama’s latest piece – If I Close My Eyes – with DJ set by Rachel Rabbit White and E. R. Pulgar.
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Ben Fama is the author of the full length poetry collections Fantasy (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2015) and Deathwish (Newest York, 2018). His debut novel If I Close My Eyes is forthcoming in fall 2023 from Sarka Press. He is the editor of Wonder Books and lives in New York City.
If I Close My Eyes tells the story of two strangers who begin an affair after surviving a mass shooting. In this highly original and delicate debut novel, lust and pleasure fuel the romance between a 19-year-old aspiring screenwriter and a 30-year-old struggling actress over the backdrop of our fast-paced, digital world.
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“Ben Fama’s debut novel If I Close My Eyes is David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars meets Chris Kraus’ Summer of Hate—come for the acute Hollywood satire and stay for the dreamy love story. I adored this book.” —Anna Dorn, author of Exalted
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