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Joe and Tim Murphy, touting each other's books at the OutWrite LGBT Book Festival in Washington, D.C. View fullsize

Joe and Tim Murphy, touting each other's books at the OutWrite LGBT Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Newtown Literary staffers posing during a Lit Crawl. Joe served as Newtown's prose editor and is currently on the editorial review board. View fullsize

Newtown Literary staffers posing during a Lit Crawl. Joe served as Newtown's prose editor and is currently on the editorial review board.

With Danish Girl author David Ebershoff at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, NYC. View fullsize

With Danish Girl author David Ebershoff at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, NYC.

Hosting an event at East City Book Shop in Washington, D.C. View fullsize

Hosting an event at East City Book Shop in Washington, D.C.

A sketch of Joe by an unknown NYC subway artist. View fullsize

A sketch of Joe by an unknown NYC subway artist.

A fan reading Jazz Moon in Paris. View fullsize

A fan reading Jazz Moon in Paris.

Joe writes books and edits them, too. He oversaw the anthology, Best Gay Stories 2017. View fullsize

Joe writes books and edits them, too. He oversaw the anthology, Best Gay Stories 2017.

Joe's shoes for the Lambda Literary Awards where his novel Jazz Moon was a finalist for Best Gay Fiction. View fullsize

Joe's shoes for the Lambda Literary Awards where his novel Jazz Moon was a finalist for Best Gay Fiction.

Joe's Newtown Literary interview with superstar poet Rigoberto González. View fullsize

Joe's Newtown Literary interview with superstar poet Rigoberto González.

Reading at Revolution Books in Harlem. View fullsize

Reading at Revolution Books in Harlem.

Joe leading a writing workshop at Queens Library in conjunction with Newtown Literary. View fullsize

Joe leading a writing workshop at Queens Library in conjunction with Newtown Literary.

Joe reading at a Men of All Colors Together event at the LGBT Center in NYC. View fullsize

Joe reading at a Men of All Colors Together event at the LGBT Center in NYC.

Joe in Astoria, Queens, posing with his just-delivered author copy of his new collection, Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck. View fullsize

Joe in Astoria, Queens, posing with his just-delivered author copy of his new collection, Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck.

Kiss the Scars on display! Photo by Michael Nava View fullsize

Kiss the Scars on display! Photo by Michael Nava

Kiss the Scars displayed at The Astoria Bookshop in Joe's home borough of Queens, NYC. View fullsize

Kiss the Scars displayed at The Astoria Bookshop in Joe's home borough of Queens, NYC.

Sign promoting Joe's reading at Bureau of General Services Queer Division—the one gay bookstore in all of NYC. View fullsize

Sign promoting Joe's reading at Bureau of General Services Queer Division—the one gay bookstore in all of NYC.

Virtual Event with Matt Caprioli, author of the memoir, One Headlight. View fullsize

Virtual Event with Matt Caprioli, author of the memoir, One Headlight.

Joe with poet Sokunthary Svay and novelist Scott Alexander Hess, posing before their reading at NYC's iconic KGB Bar. View fullsize

Joe with poet Sokunthary Svay and novelist Scott Alexander Hess, posing before their reading at NYC's iconic KGB Bar.

The writers of Amble Press at LitCrawl 2021 in San Francisco. Joe read from his short story "You Can't Do That to Gladys Bentley." View fullsize

The writers of Amble Press at LitCrawl 2021 in San Francisco. Joe read from his short story "You Can't Do That to Gladys Bentley."

Signing Kiss the Scars for a fan at the iconic Giovanni's Room bookstore in Philadelphia. View fullsize

Signing Kiss the Scars for a fan at the iconic Giovanni's Room bookstore in Philadelphia.

Kiss the Scars was awarded a silver medal from the Independent Book Publisher Awards in the LGBT fiction category. View fullsize

Kiss the Scars was awarded a silver medal from the Independent Book Publisher Awards in the LGBT fiction category.

Joe with Matthew Clark Davison, author of the novel Doubting Thomas. View fullsize

Joe with Matthew Clark Davison, author of the novel Doubting Thomas.

Chatting with Edgar Gomez, author of High-Risk Homosexual, at the P-town Book Festival. View fullsize

Chatting with Edgar Gomez, author of High-Risk Homosexual, at the P-town Book Festival.

Contemplative. View fullsize

Contemplative.

Joe and Tim Murphy, touting each other's books at the OutWrite LGBT Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Newtown Literary staffers posing during a Lit Crawl. Joe served as Newtown's prose editor and is currently on the editorial review board.
With Danish Girl author David Ebershoff at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, NYC.
Hosting an event at East City Book Shop in Washington, D.C.
A sketch of Joe by an unknown NYC subway artist.
A fan reading Jazz Moon in Paris.
Joe writes books and edits them, too. He oversaw the anthology, Best Gay Stories 2017.
Joe's shoes for the Lambda Literary Awards where his novel Jazz Moon was a finalist for Best Gay Fiction.
Joe's Newtown Literary interview with superstar poet Rigoberto González.
Reading at Revolution Books in Harlem.
Joe leading a writing workshop at Queens Library in conjunction with Newtown Literary.
Joe reading at a Men of All Colors Together event at the LGBT Center in NYC.
Joe in Astoria, Queens, posing with his just-delivered author copy of his new collection, Kiss the Scars on the Back of My Neck.
Kiss the Scars on display! Photo by Michael Nava
Kiss the Scars displayed at The Astoria Bookshop in Joe's home borough of Queens, NYC.
Sign promoting Joe's reading at Bureau of General Services Queer Division—the one gay bookstore in all of NYC.
Virtual Event with Matt Caprioli, author of the memoir, One Headlight.
Joe with poet Sokunthary Svay and novelist Scott Alexander Hess, posing before their reading at NYC's iconic KGB Bar.
The writers of Amble Press at LitCrawl 2021 in San Francisco. Joe read from his short story "You Can't Do That to Gladys Bentley."
Signing Kiss the Scars for a fan at the iconic Giovanni's Room bookstore in Philadelphia.
Kiss the Scars was awarded a silver medal from the Independent Book Publisher Awards in the LGBT fiction category.
Joe with Matthew Clark Davison, author of the novel Doubting Thomas.
Chatting with Edgar Gomez, author of High-Risk Homosexual, at the P-town Book Festival.
Contemplative.