Events
Book Launch: The Art of Being a Stranger by Karen Bermann
In this memoir, told in alternating voices in brief, lyrical episodes, Bermann explores not only the mystery of her father but also the inheritance he passed on: intergenerational trauma, fragile familial bonds, and a fraught sense of belonging.
Book Launch: The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín in conversation with Tadhg Hoey
From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Book Launch: Metropolitans by A.M. Gittlitz in conversation with Bradford William Davis
A love letter to a franchise and a thrilling study of New York City, Metropolitans traces the electric and calamitous history of the New York Mets.
Book Launch: Burn the Haystack by Jennie Young PhD
A love letter to a franchise and a thrilling study of New York City, Metropolitans traces the electric and calamitous history of the New York Mets.
Book Launch: Gary Stewart: I Am From the Honky-Tonks by Jimmy McDonough in conversation with Tammy Faye Starlite
An epic tale of sex, drugs, and country music almost 40 years in the making, the book is the eighth and final biography by Jimmy McDonough (Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography, Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen), and once again reaffirms his status as America’s greatest chronicler of popular culture.
Book Panel: Debut Novel Night by Sackett Street Writers Workshop
Join the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop for a night of readings and literary conversation celebrating five alums with recently published novels — Heather Aimee O’Neill (THE IRISH GOODBYE), Erin Crosby Eckstine (JUNIE), Justin Feinstein (YOUR BEHAVIOR WILL BE MONITORED), Sarah G. Pierce (FOR HUMAN USE) and Ledia Xhoga (MISINTERPRETATION).
Hosted by Sackett Street founder Julia Fierro and open to the public.
Book Launch: Mrs. Orwell by Andrea Chalupa in conversation with Nomiki Konst
Eileen Blair, wife and partner of George Orwell, is brought out of her husband’s shadow in this riveting graphic novel, which follows the couples’ tireless campaign to expose difficult political truths through art.
Book Launch: On Eating by Alicia Kennedy in conversation with Jesse David Fox
With lush prose and evocative storytelling, Alicia Kennedy shares her journey “from eater to cook,” exploring how we can eat for both joy and justice in a warming, overworked, and globalized world.
Book Launch: The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch in conversation with Corey Stern
Selling the Dream meets Empire of Pain in this shocking, never-told-before story of three women caught in a web of telemarketing scammers, shady doctors, and profit-hungry lawyers who turned fears surrounding a faulty medical device affecting millions of women into a goldmine.
Book Launch: Til Death Do We Parent by Jess Hilarious
Jess Hilarious, comedy’s whip-smart and unapologetic superstar, continues to push boundaries and offers a hilarious account of the challenges in creating a healthy coparenting relationship and the lessons she’s learned on life’s journey.
Book Launch: La Copine by Claire Wadsworth and Nikki Hill in conversation with Helen Rosner
From La Copine, a destination restaurant near Joshua Tree, comes a beautiful debut cookbook with stories of life in the desert and recipes that capture a unique approach to California cooking
Book Launch: Hidden River by Sara Lippmann in conversation with A.M. Homes
Thirty-five-year-old Cassandra (aka Cass, Cassie, Cassidy, and Cassiopeia) Trout is going nowhere fast. Stuck in her hometown of Philadelphia, she spends her lackluster days working retail, and afterwards it’s run, rinse, repeat. But a surprise wedding invitation from an estranged childhood friend is set to change all that.
Book Launch: Dig In! by Erin O'Brien
Over 100 flavor-packed and simple recipes for every occasion and every craving from Erin O’Brien, one of social media’s most beloved food content creators.
Book Launch: List of All Possible Desires by Dylan Landis in conversation with Jessica Anya Blau
A dazzling novel in stories from a master of the form that follows the Royal family across generations of obsession, betrayal, and reinvention.
Photos from recent events
Book Launch: Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle





Book Launch: Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts by Claire Donato in conversation with Molly Soda, plus additional readings from Abigail Greene and Jaylen Strong and incidental music by Zach Phillips (Fievel is Glauque, Blanche Blanche Blanche)






















