Author Reading: Andrew Durbin's The Wonderful World That Almost Was
About this Event
Durbin’s dual biography explores the intense, intertwined lives and art of the influential photographer Peter Hujar and sculptor Paul Thek, focusing on their complex relationship from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, their shared artistic circles (including Andy Warhol, Susan Sontag, and David Wojnarowicz), and their lasting impact on American art. Introduction by Dr. Christine Robinson, the Ransom Center’s Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography. Book sales, signing, and a reception will follow the program.
Andrew Durbin is the author of MacArthur Park (2017) and Skyland (2020), both from Nightboat Books. In 2018, MacArthur Park was a finalist for the Believer Book Award. His book about Peter Hujar and Paul Thek, The Wonderful World that Almost Was, was published by FSG and Granta in April 2026. He is the editor of Jacolby Satterwhite’s How lovely is me being as I am (Carnegie Mellon Press, 2021), Kevin Killian’s Fascination: Memoirs (Semiotexte, 2018), and the chapbook series Say bye to reason and hi to everything (Capricious, 2015). His fiction, criticism, and poetry have appeared in The Believer, BOMB, Boston Review, The New York Review of Books, The London Review of Books, The Paris Review, Triple Canopy, and elsewhere. He lives in London and is the editor-in-chief of frieze magazine.
Reception made possible by Central Market.
Please have your reservation confirmation ready upon entering. A reservation does not guarantee a seat. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes before the event begins. No food or beverages are allowed inside our theater or gallery space.
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