I Finally Bought Some Jordans is both a corrective to, and a balm for, these troubling times, revealing a sharply funny and keen-eyed storyteller working at the height of his craft. Arceneaux will be in conversation with Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian American writer and mental health advocate. Her debut essay collection, I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying, was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Michael Arceneaux is the New York Times bestselling author of I Can’t Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I’ve Put My Faith in Beyoncé. His second book, the essay collection, I Don’t Want To Die Poor, was named one of Time’s 100 Must Read Books of 2020 and NPR’s best books of the year. His latest book is I Finally Bought Some Jordans.

Let's celebrate I Finally Bought Some Jordans with Michael Arceneaux, one of our favorite Houston authors! Arceneaux will be in conversation with Josie Pickens, a womanist and abolitionist professor, organizer, writer and thought leader. In addition to speaking and writing about topics that focus on the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality, Josie is also the program director for upEND Movement, which is an organization committed to abolishing the the child welfare system.

An IRL EVENT with best selling author, Michael Arceneaux, as we celebrate the launch of his newest collection of essays, I Finally Bought Some Jordans. Michael will be in conversation with journalist and co-host of The Scottie & Sylvia Show, Sylvia Obell.

Join us for an in-person event with New York Times bestselling author Michael Arceneaux for the release of his new book I Finally Bought Some Jordans. Joining Michael in conversation is SNL writer and comedian Alex English. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

Michael Arceneaux will discuss his latest release, I Don’t Want To Die Poor, with New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner.

The author will discuss and read from his latest book, I Don’t Want To Die Poor.

Michael Arceneaux will discuss his latest release, the essay collection I Don’t Want To Die Poor, with Gillian White, deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com.

New York Times bestselling author, Michael Arceneaux, talks about his latest insightful collection of essays that explores the financial and emotional cost of chasing your dreams. I Don't Want to Die Poor is an unforgettable and relatable examination of what it's like leading a life that often feels out of control. Q&A and book signing with Michael Arceneaux to follow. Books available for purchase.

Uncle Bobbie's welcomes Michael Arceneaux for a book talk and signing of I Don’t Want To Die Poor.

I Don’t Want to Die Poor is an unforgettable and relatable examination about what it’s like leading a life that often feels out of your control. But in Michael’s voice that’s “as joyful as he is shrewd” (BuzzFeed), these razor-sharp essays will still manage to make you laugh and remind you that you’re not alone in this often intimidating journey.

Join us in the Rare Book Room for the release of I Don't Want to Die Poor with Michael Arceneaux in conversation with Buzzfeed’s Sylvia Obell.

Join us for a conversation that explores the Black LGBTQ community’s experiences with religion and the church. Author Michael Arceneaux will join us and share from his debut New York Times best seller, I Can’t Date Jesus, a timely collection of hysterical and soul searching essays about what it is like to grow up in a world that constantly tries to deride and diminish your humanity.

Uncle Bobbie’s welcomes Michael Arceneaux or a book talk and signing of I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé.

The Penn LGBT Center presents the 2018 Mark D. Gordon Lecture with Michael Arceneaux, author of I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyonce. The conversation is open to all.

Through his candor and wit, Arceneaux unapologetically addresses race, sexuality, religion, and pop culture through the lens of Marginalization in today's America. His comments on life as a black gay man, and how his Catholic upbringing and Howard University education have helped him give voice to an often silenced community. His writing is serious about the issues, but with a tone that is full of joy, humor, and a love of Beyonce!

The Annenberg School is a co-sponsor of the event.

Join Michael Arceneaux, the author of the New York Times-bestseller I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé, for a frank and funny conversation unpacking the intersections of culture, sexuality, religion, race … and Beyoncé. 

Hosted by NC State's Interdisciplinary Studies program in partnership with Women's and Gender Studies, Africana Studies, the African American Cultural Center, and the GLBT Center.

Join author and writer Michael Arceneaux at Wake Forest University in conversation with former NFL player and LGBTQIA+ activist, Wade Davis about race, sexuality, and the church. A book signing will follow the discussion.

In conversation with Helena Andrews, author of Bitch Is The New Black and columnist at the Washington Post, about I Can’t Date Jesus at the Baltimore Books Festival.

Click here to meet Michael Arceneaux when he joins us to celebrate I Can't Date Jesus. With the characteristic wit and candor that have made him one of today's boldest writers on social issues, I Can't Date Jesus is Michael's impassioned, forthright, and refreshing look at minority life in today's America. He describes his journey in learning to embrace his identity when the world told him to do the opposite in conversation with Janet Mock.

Click here to join us as we welcome Michael Arceneaux, the author of I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé, in conversation with author and television personality Demetria L. Lucas.

I Can’t Date Jesus is a timely collection of essays that tell—without apologies—what it’s like to be outspoken and brave in a divisive world.

Click here to join us as Michael sits down with Doreen St. Felix from The New Yorker to share his story.