Poet Robert Lashley celebrates the launch of his debut novel with the help of Monique Franklin and Jonah Barrett. I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer is a campus satire, tragic coming of age story, and ode to a beauty salon rolled into one.  I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer is an epistolary novel telling the story of a young Black student navigating campus politics,…

Jen Soriano discusses her debut Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing with local luminary of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism Kristen Millares Young. Nervous is a collection of essays about how we carry history in our bodies, and how our nervous systems can help us heal. The Last of the RedHot Mamas, a blues band featuring original music by poet and friend of the store Amber Flame, will…

Join the Friends of the Conservatory for a literary adventure at Volunteer Park. Tap into your inner wildness as Jessica Carew Kraft, author of Why We Need to Be Wild, offers natural navigation techniques, wildlife tracking strategies, and perceptual awareness exercises used by ancient humans to thrive and survive in the wild. Hear about her adventures with folks reviving and refining these…