Clintonville Books welcomes Cody Daigle-Orians and NV Gay

October is LGBTQIA+ History Month, and the third week in October is Ace Awareness week, so we are celebrating with two amazing queer authors.

Cody Daigle-Orians (they/them) is a writer and asexuality educator living in Columbus, Ohio. They are the creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social media-based asexuality education project designed to support people exploring asexuality or questioning their sexual orientation. They are the author of the young adult books I AM ACE: ADVICE ON LIVING YOUR BEST ASEXUAL LIFE and THE ACE AND ARO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE, and they are a contributor to LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER QUEER SELF and the 2024 Lambda Literary Award finalist anthology BEING ACE. They were nominated for a 2023 British LGBTQ Award for Online Influencer. They are queer, ace, and agender.

With an immense focus on empowering and uplifting marginalized communities; photographer, digital artist, educator, public speaker, and author of The Queer Allies Bible, NV Gay of Mx. Gay’s Creative Direction draws inspiration through their life experiences as a transgender individual. Their work explores topics of the human condition bolstered by the words and lived experiences of NV’s subjects. With intent on treasuring individualistic self-expression, NV exposes the raw wounds of prejudice and abuse, while advocating for the inherent beauty in being human. Pronouns (They/She)

There will be an interview and discussion with the authors, followed by readings, and a book signing.

Host or Publisher Clintonville Books