July 9, 2026 at 7:30pm Town Hall Seattle

In an illustrated guide full of watercolor comics, Poking the Squid, by Perrin Roosevelt Ireland, illustrates the splendid diversity of nature’s eroticism. Featuring pregnant seahorse dads, spider oral sex, and the four-headed echidna penis, Ireland takes us on a wild biodiversity ride through queerness, infidelity, consent, divorce, sex change, and even sexual cannibalism in the animal world.

Join us July 9 at 7:30pm at Town Hall Seattle. Tickets $10-$35.

Join us after for a drink with the author, who is also the illustrator. Ireland is an artist and environmentalist. She worked at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and her artwork has been published in Discover, Nature, Scientific American, and The Rumpus. She was an inaugural Artist in Residence at the New York Aquarium, and is a Banff Graphic Novel Resident.

After her presentation, we’ll head across the street to Ananas Pizza for a night cap. First drink is on NSWA. Please register ahead so we know how much room to reserve.