About 250 Los Angeles City College students and faculty attended attended my talk in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month as part of LACC Book Program author event series. The two-hour event went off perfectly thanks to the tireless work of the Book Program organizers and the moderator Sergio Garcia of LACC Foster Care Programs.Continue reading “Author talk in honor of Foster Care Awareness Month”
Category Archives: Readings
Signing and reading at AWP 25
2 signings at the bookfair, a joint reading at CSU Los Angeles, panels, receptions, networking – AWP 2025 in Los Angeles was a three-day creative whirlwind.
Speaking at Pride on the Page in Palm Springs
Tour stop #12: an exhilarating day speaking on the “We Are Family” panel at the third annual Pride on the Page in Palm Springs alongside Lucas Hildebrand and Penelope Starr. We shared the stories behind our books, discussed writing about our families and communities, answered the questions from the audience. Mei Ling Tom, who deftlyContinue reading “Speaking at Pride on the Page in Palm Springs”
WeHo Reads’ authors panel for Nat’l Coming Out Day
Tour stop #11: Spoke on the WeHo Reads authors panel organized by the City of West Hollywood to commemmorate National Coming Out Day and read two excerpts from A Family, Maybe. Together, as part of our discussion about creating and writing about queer families and communities, writers Meliza Bañales, Hazel Kight Witham, the moderator CodyContinue reading “WeHo Reads’ authors panel for Nat’l Coming Out Day”
Mexico City talk
Tour stop #8: an author talk on a rainy night in Mexico City. I was hosted by Graeme Lowy, a Canadian graphic artist, at #Hashtag Gallery, his trendy, modern art gallery in the Condesa neighborhood. As usual, it started with a talk and a reading, and continued with a Q&A, which lasted well into theContinue reading “Mexico City talk”
Author talk at Idyllwild Library, Aug. 6
Tour stop #7. So meaningful to speak here as Idyllwild Library was such a big part of our kids’ routine since they were very small: storytimes, reading contests, hauling bags of books and movies home every week. I actually wrote the bulk of the AFM draft here as well over several summers while the kidsContinue reading “Author talk at Idyllwild Library, Aug. 6”
Podcast interview: Bookaholic
Delighted to be interviewed by a popular book reviewer and podcast host Deirdre Pippins. To listen/watch the 25-minute interview, click here. Podcast description from the Bookaholic website: Lane Igoudin’s Adoption Journey: A Family, Maybe | LGBTQ+ Family Challenges” Welcome to our latest episode featuring Lane Igoudin, the author of the heartfelt memoir A Family, Maybe.Continue reading “Podcast interview: Bookaholic”
Author talk at Historical Society of Long Beach, July 5
Tour stop #6. It was so very meaningful to speak about my book in the neighborhood where our kids grew up and much of the story takes place. Long Beach, our home for the last 25 years, has been kind and generous to us. Kind in its tolerant attitudes affirming all identities, and with itsContinue reading “Author talk at Historical Society of Long Beach, July 5”
In conversation with Stacy Perman (LA Times) at Book Soup, WeHo
Tour stop #5. Still electrified from my Father’s Day book talk with the veteran LA Times reporter Stacy Perman at the iconic “bookseller to the great and infamous.” Together we explored the systemic dysfunctions of the Los Angeles County child welfare system, and how it impacts the lives of foster-adoptive families like ours. Both theContinue reading “In conversation with Stacy Perman (LA Times) at Book Soup, WeHo”
Speaking at ONE Archives at USC
Tour stop #4. On June 5, I spoke with Craig Loftin, PhD, professor of American Studies at CSU Fullerton, at ONE Archives at USC Libraries, the world’s largest repository LGBTQ materials. With Craig being a well-known queer historian, we were able to look at our family building story, documented in A Family, Maybe, as representativeContinue reading “Speaking at ONE Archives at USC”
Lane Igoudin | Author, Professor, Dad 