Name: City of Night
Start: 2025-11-16T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-11-16T15:00:00-07:00
Location: Barquentine Brewing Company

At 1pm on November 16, 2025 at Barquentine, we will discuss "City of Night" by John Rechy. From [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109713.City_of_Night):

When John Rechy's explosive first novel, City of Night, was first published in 1963, it became a national bestseller and ushered in a new era of gay fiction. Bold and inventive in his account of the urban underworld of male prostitution, Rechy is equally unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling "Youngman" and his restless search for self-knowledge. As the narrator careens from El Paso to Times Square, from Pershing Square to the French Quarter, we get an unforgettable look at a neon-lit life on the edge. Said James Baldwin of the author, "Rechy is the most arresting young writer I've read in a very long time. His tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own; and he has the kind of discipline which allows him a rare and beautiful reckless."

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