Utah author Jonathan T. Bailey’s book When I Was Red Clay was recently shortlisted for the Reading the West book award, and he’s coming back to Under the Umbrella to celebrate!
Utah author Jonathan T. Bailey's book When I Was Red Clay was recently shortlisted for the Reading the West book award, and he's coming back to Under the Umbrella to celebrate! Join us for a discussion and reading.
About When I Was Red Clay
A young person’s story of growing up gay in a rural Mormon town and the wild places where he found refuge. This intimate record lays bare one person's experience growing up in a rural Mormon community and struggling to reconcile his sexual orientation with the religious doctrine of his childhood. Weaving together prose, poetry, and stories scrawled on the margins of high school notebooks, Jonathan T. Bailey encounters truth-seeing owls, anachronistic gourds, and the hard-edged realities of family and church. In When I Was Red Clay, he navigates desert landscapes, mental health, and the loss of faith with unflinching honesty and biting humor.
Accessibility Info
ASL Interpretation will be provided
Masks are required in the store and air purifiers will be running throughout the event.
The bookstore is wheelchair accessible (including the restroom) and is close to Trax, FrontRunner, bus, and GreenBike options. Free 2-hour street parking is available on our block and free all-day parking is available within a block of the store. Check the website for a detailed transit & parking map.
2023/06/18 - 2023/06/18
Under the Umbrella Bookstore
511 W 200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
There is free two-hour parking along 200 South and 500 West near the store. Parking enforcement regularly patrols the area, so please plan accordingly. There is a small, free visitor parking lot behind the store, accessible from 500 West. There are two accessible parking spots behind the store, as well.
We are located just south of the Old GreekTown TRAX Station on the Blue Line (this is the very western edge of the free fare zone). We are also around the corner from the Salt Lake Central Station on 600 West.
There is a green bike station immediately east of our front doors and a public bike rack to the west of our front doors.
Accessibility Info
ASL Interpretation will be provided
Masks are required in the store and air purifiers will be running throughout the event.
The bookstore is wheelchair accessible (including the restroom) and is close to Trax, FrontRunner, bus, and GreenBike options. Free 2-hour street parking is available on our block and free all-day parking is available within a block of the store. Check the website for a detailed transit & parking map.