The Greatest Indoor Reading Series was created by writer Treena Thibodeau in March 2020, as a way to connect and experience artistic community despite the challenges of social distancing during the COVID19 Pandemic. TGI aims to establish a relaxed, friendly and encouraging atmosphere for writers and for our audience of regulars and newcomers alike. Hosted by audiobook narrator Ridge Cresswell and booked by author Noley Reid, the series has expanded to include a podcast of interviews.
Treena Thibodeau Creator
Treena Thibodeau is the creator of the virtual reading series, TGI. Her work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Atticus Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Newtown Literary and Lunch Ticket, and her fiction has received generous support from the Vermont Studio Center and the Tin House Summer conference. She holds an MFA from Columbia University. Contact Treena with questions regarding the show’s origins and organization.
Ridge Cresswell Host
Ridge Cresswell is a musician, audiobook narrator, podcaster and occasional poet/essayist based in Queens, New York. He is a happily former social worker, and has a Master’s in Psychology from Pace University. Contact Ridge regarding the podcast.
Noley Reid Booker
Noley Reid is author of the recent novel Pretend We Are Lovely (Tin House Books), which O, The Oprah Magazine called “scrumptious.” Her previous books are the short story collection So There! (Stephen F. Austin University Press) and the novel In the Breeze of Passing Things (MacAdam/Cage). Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Southern Review, The Rumpus, Bustle, CRAFT Literary Journal, Split Lip Magazine, The Lily, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, Publishers Weekly, and are forthcoming in Arts & Letters, Confrontation, and Pithead Chapel. She lives in southwest Indiana with her two best boys.
Contact Noley regarding appearing on TGI’s weekly Zoom readings.