Three characters influence the events of Still Life – all women, trans and cis. Their lives entwine together through love and tragedy, pre-and-post transition, pre-and-post college. First Light describes the novel as a “debut novel of queer friendship, transition, and grief” that also “marks the arrival of a vibrant new literary voice.” Austin-based Burke joins moderator Aurora Mattia, a Texan by way of Hong Kong and author of The Fifth Wound, for a no-cost Q&A at First Light.– James Scott