January 24, 2016 — To shake off the horrors of the Inauguration, Literary Death Match continued our Pivot Towards Protest as we headed to The Bell House in Brooklyn for a refreshing night of lit, wit and all manner of else.

JUDGES: Literary Merit: Heben Nigatu, writer: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; co-host: Another Round podcast Performance: Carson Kressley, Emmy Award-winner (Queer Eye), celebrity stylist, author of Does This Make My Butt Look Big? Intangibles: Akilah Hughes, comedian, improviser writer and masterful YouTuberSuper-Intangibles: Roy Wood, Jr., stand-up comedian and The Daily Show correspondent

READERS: Round 1: * Porochista Khakpour, award-winning author of The Last Illusion and Sons and Other Flammable Objects * Ashley C. Ford, writer, editor, public speaker, Development Exec at Matter, host of Authorized on Audible Round 2: * Min Jin Lee, multi-award winning author of Pachinko and Free Food for Millionaires (a NYT Editor's Choice) * Daniel Alarcón, PEN/Hemingway and International Literature Award-winning author of Lost City Radio & War by Candlelight

Hosted by LDM creator Adrian Todd Zuniga.