Event Organizer: Pegasus Books in Berkeley
Venue: Pegasus Books in Berkeley
Location: 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Price: Free!
Event Description:
Join us at Pegasus Books Downtown at 6:30pm on Tuesday, March 17th for a reading and author talk with novelist and disability studies scholar Brian Trapp, in conversation with beloved Oakland author Tomas Moniz.
We’ll be hearing from and discussing Trapp’s new novel, Range of Motion – a comic and tender novel that follows two twin boys from infancy to the cusp of adulthood. The book is based on Trapp’s experience of growing up with his twin brother, who had cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities and was also funny and complex. The story is about the secret language of siblings and the resilience of disabled people and their families.
Zach Anner, Speechless actor/writer and United Cerebral Palsy ambassador said: “Irreverently hilarious and profoundly moving, Range of Motion manages the near impossible: to distill into words the unspoken bond between brothers, the resilience of family, and how the beautiful chaos of disability can make life more meaningful. A brilliantly crafted story I’ve been waiting to read my entire life.”
Copies of the book will be available for signing at the event. See you there!
About the Author:
Brian Trapp is the author of Range of Motion (2025), out now from Acre Books. He is the director of disability studies at the University of Oregon, where he also teaches creative writing and serves as editor of the Northwest Review. His work has been published in the Kenyon Review, Southern Review, Longreads, Brevity, and elsewhere. He grew up near Cleveland, Ohio, with his twin brother, Danny. His novel is semi-autobiographical, based on growing up with Danny and his time as a camp counselor for people with disabilities. Learn more at https://briantrappwriter.com/.
About the Moderator:
Tomas Moniz’s debut novel, Big Familia, was a finalist for a 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award, a 2020 Lambda Literary Award, and a 2019 Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award. He edited the popular Rad Dad and Rad Families anthologies. He was the recipient of the SF Literary Arts Foundation’s Award, was an affiliate artist for Headlands Center for the Arts from 2020 to 2022, and is a 2023 Lucas Artists Residency Program Fellow. He currently teaches at Berkeley City College and Antioch University’s MFA program. He lives in Oakland, California and frequents local parks with his grandchild.
Registration Information: No registration is required
Event Questions + Access Requests: Email events@pegasusbookstore.com
Deadline for Access Requests: March 15, 2026