In Lexi Freiman’s The Book of Ayn, a writer travels from New York to Los Angeles to Lesbos as she searches for artistic and spiritual fulfillment in the path of Ayn Rand. In Rejection: Fictions, Tony Tulathimutte explores how our delusions affect our desire for connection in seven connected stories. In How It Works Out, Myriam Lacroix carves out the multiple hypothetical possibilities of a lesbian couple’s relationship. Join these authors on their literary journeys off the beaten path, full of humor, horror, isolation, and a search for meaning. Moderated by Alissa Nutting, screenwriter and author of Tampa.