Join us on June 8 at Kramerbooks for an evening of travel stories with local writer Andrew Evans.
In celebration of Capital Pride and the publication of his new book, The Black Penguin, Andrew will be discussing his experiences as a travel writer - and his process for writing the book.
(As some of you may remember, Andrew spoke about his experience as National Geographic's Digital Nomad at our first ever Travel Massive DC meetup!)
ABOUT THE BLACK PENGUIN
A devout young boy in rural Ohio, Andrew Evans had his life mapped for him: baptism, mission, Brigham Young University, temple marriage, and children of his own. But as an awkward gay kid, bullied and bored, he escaped into the glossy pages of National Geographic and the wide promise of the world atlas. The Black Penguin is Evans's memoir, travel tale, and love story of his eventual journey to the farthest reaches of the map, a wild yet touching adventure across some of the most astonishing landscapes on Earth.
Ejected from church and shunned by his family as a young man, Evans embarks on an ambitious overland journey halfway across the world. Riding public transportation, he crosses swamps, deserts, mountains, and jungles, slowly approaching his lifelong dream and ultimate goal: Antarctica. With each new mile comes laughter, pain, unexpected friendship, true weirdness, unsettling realities, and some hair-raising moments that eventually lead to a singular discovery on a remote beach at the bottom of the world.
