This month's book is My Antonia by Willa Cather
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4\:30 p.m.
Neena B. Schwartz
A Lab of My Own
What was it like to be a woman scientist battling the “old boys’ network” during the 1960s and ‘70s? In her new memoir\, Neena Schwartz\, a prominent neuroendocrinologist based at Northwestern University\, tells all. Mixing details and anecdotes from her personal life as an out lesbian\, with the socio-political history of American women in science in the later 20th century\, Schwartz makes a case for mentoring young women in science\, and why it matters that women both do and teach scientific study.
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7\:30 p.m.
Staceyann Chin
The Other Side of Paradise We are thrilled to once again be hosting the electrifying spoken word artist Staceyann Chin\, this time to celebrate the paperback release of her searing and groundbreaking memoir\, The Other Side of Paradise. Following a tradition of fierce Caribbean lesbian writers that includes Audre Lorde and Michelle Cliff\, Chin’s narrative charts her course from the heartbreak and tragedy of her Jamaican childhood\, to her thriving adult like in New York City. Dorothy Allison raves\, “[Chin] shows me a culture I knew far too little about – the everyday life of young people in Jamaica and the threat of violence over anyone who might be too independent or queer or outrageous. How wonderful that this outrageous\, talented\, determined woman has given us her story.”
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6\:00 p.m.
Cynthia Kraack
Minnesota Cold
Writer Cynthia Kraack’s book\, Minnesota Cold\, has been called a lovely\, haunting tale\, firmly grounded in the ways of the heart. Set in 2035\, this is the story of Sallie Dodge\, a 70-something woman living within the sociological results of the aggressive merger of government and big business\, where it’s considered frugal policy to dictate the lifespan of citizens. When Dodge chooses to defy her turn to “pass\,” she embarks\, instead\, on the journey of a lifetime. Guests are invited to join Kraack for a reception at In Fine Spirits at 5420 N Clark directly following this reading.
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