New York Times best-selling author Christopher Rice, the openly gay son of author Anne Rice, entertained about 35 local fans at a fundraiser for LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room Jan. 30 at The Plastic Club. Rice signed books — and a poster — and read excerpts from his new book, “The Moonlit Earth,” for nearly an hour, and Giovanni’s Room owner Ed Hermance remarked, “Not a person moved while he was talking, they just loved it.” The event raised about $1,300 that the store will put toward last fall’s $50,000 repair of one of its exterior walls. Photo: Scott Drake
