Pride Month starts early in Northampton, and High Five Books is celebrating with a morning of inclusive family poetry and performance!

On Saturday, May 17, 10:30-11:30am, author and poet James Crews will read from his new book LOVE IS FOR ALL OF US: POEMS OF TENDERNESS AND BELONGING FROM THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY. Edited by Crews with his husband, Brad Peacock, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, these compassionate poems of connection and affirmation are a celebration of all kinds of love: romantic, family, friendship, self-love, and love for nature. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers, both allied and part of the LGBTQIA+ community, with a special focus on queer, nonbinary, and transgender poets.

PLUS! The Rhythm & Radiance Kids Chorus, a project of The Queer Joy Collaborative, will perform a song or two right here at our shop!

This event is free for all ages and no registration is required.