After a (presumably) eventful weekend of Labor Day adventures, join us at The Booksmith this Tuesday evening to see a new perspective in the crazy characters of John Jodzio's If you Lived Here You'd Already Be Home. Jodzio won the Loft-McKnight Fellowship and his stories have appeared in One Story, Opium, The Florida Review and Rake Magazine and a number of other places, both print and online.

Take advantage of this opportunity to meet John Jodzio and hear him speak for free, and invite your friends to join you.

A middle-aged masochist in love with a comatose man. A gay birthday clown lamenting the loss of his beloved dog. An amateur veterinarian keeping watch over his suicidal daughter. And a bikini model with a barnacle stuck to her rear. These are just a few of the characters who populate the quirky, offbeat world of If You Lived Here You'd Already Be Home, a world that feels at once alien and strangely familiar. Jodzio is by turns bleak and hopeful, cruel and tender; his new collection is one exciting literary debut.

See more on this free reading now.