Author: Frankie Grande

Admired and best-selling authors offer advice and discuss their latest books. Actor, singer, dancer, television host, and producer Frankie Grande visits the Reading Room to discuss his book Supergay! A Memoir with host Ilana Levine, actress and podcaster at Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine. Frankie James Grande is an American dancer, actor, singer, producer, television host, and YouTube personality. He has performed on Broadway as Franz in Rock of Ages and in Mamma Mia! and has played roles Off-Broadway, in regional theatre, and on tour. Grande has produced Broadway shows and both produced and appeared in cabaret acts, including his own one-man show "Livin La Vida Grande". Grande has also been a contestant on reality TV series Big Brother 16 and a judge on the 8th season of America's Best Dance Crew . From 2016 to 2017 he co-hosted Style Code Live , an Amazon fashion and shopping show that streamed live on weeknights. In 2017, Frankie guest starred in a two-part episode of Nickelodeon's sitcom Henry Danger in the role of Frankini. He also appeared in the season finale of the Netflix television series Haters Back Off as a fictionalized version of himself. Frankie is openly gay. Hosted by Ilana Levine, actress and podcaster at Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine. May 27, 2026 – August 26, 2026 Wednesdays, 12:30pm-1:45pm May 27: Writers Read hosted by Ed McCann June 3: Memoir with writers Jeffrey Banks, Stefan Merrill Block, and Ian Jarvis June 10: Seriously Funny with writers Jenny Hagel and Maeve Dunigan June 17: Masters of Suspense with writers Alison Gaylin, Ed Lin, and Kimberly McCreight June 24: Summer Picks with writers Hilary Davidson, Connor Martin, and Camille Perri July 8th: Frankie Grande July 15th: Dog Day Reads hosted by Ilana Levine July 22nd: Panels in the Park hosted by Meg Lemke July 29th: Speculative Fiction hosted by Lisa Burdige August 5th: Endless Summer August 12th: Unputdownable! hosted by Ilana Levine August 19th: Writing with Purpose with authors Annabelle Gurwitch, Sam Roberts, and Casey Sherman August 26th: TBA