Frederick Smith, DOWN FOR WHATEVER author, at USC on Wednesday, August 31, 2005
 

Please join Frederick Smith as he reads and signs his debut novel,
DOWN FOR WHATEVER, at University of Southern California (University
Park Campus, south of downtown L.A. , 110 Freeway) on Wednesday,
August 31, 2005 at 7 pm in the Norman Topping Student Activities
Center. The event is free. Light refreshments will be served.
DOWN FOR WHATEVER is a mesmerizing first novel that follows the lives
of four friends in L.A. , who wonder if true love can be found where
Black, Latino, and Gay Pride collide with the intricacies of family,
community, ethnicity, and class issues. It has also been described as
a Black and Latino 'Queer as Folk' meets 'Sex and The City' set in
L.A.

The novel is published by Kensington Publishing Corp., and has
received positive reviews from both readers and literary reviewers
since its debut in July 2005. DOWN FOR WHATEVER is available in
independent and chain bookstore nationwide, as well as at several
online retailers.

This event is being presented as a part of USC's Welcome Week, and is
sponsored by the USC LGBT Center, Center for Black Cultural and
Student Affairs, and El Centro Chicano. While the event is free, there
is a nominal cost for parking on campus. Guests are asked to enter
Gate 3 off of Figueroa St. and park in the nearby structure.

For more information, please contact the USC LGBT Center at (213)
740-7619, the Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs at (213)
740-8257, or El Centro Chicano at (213) 740-1480. You may also visit
the USC website at www.usc.edu for event information.

www.fredericksmith.net
www.simplyfredsmith.blogspot.com
www.kensingtonbooks.com

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Fred's novel, DOWN FOR WHATEVER, a black and Latino 'Queer as Folk'
meets 'Sex & The City' in L.A., released July 2005 on Kensington
Books. www.fredericksmith.net or www.simplyfredsmith.blogspot.com