This Week at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe!
Tuesday, May 30 at 7pm, Samantha Irby launches We Are Never Meeting in Real Life, $20 includes book
Samantha Irby, author of Meaty and the blog “Bitches Gotta Eat”, launches her wildly-anticipated essay collection. With a conversation with Crissle West (The Read), and a signing to follow. Presented with WORD Bookstore.
Friday, June 2 at 7pm, Does Gender Still Matter?
Join Heath Fogg Davis, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Temple University and member of Philadelphia’s Commission on LGBT Affairs and Kylar Broadus, attorney and founder and director of the Trans People of Color Coalition as they discuss Davis’ new book Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter? (NYU Press), a thought-provoking look at the usefulness or uselessness of gender markers in today’s society.
Headed to BEA? Come see us at Booth 2364! Plus: donate your overstock to Housing Works!
Donating your overstock is easy and tax-deductible: either visit booth 2364 and let our team know you want to donate, or wait for our team to come calling! We’ll supply labels for each box that you’d like to donate, and we can even supply boxes. We’ll do the rounds at the end of the show: if your box is labelled for Housing Works, it’s donated. More info here.
This Week’s Store Schedule:
Monday: 10am -7pm (reduced hours for Memorial Day)
Tuesday: 9am - 6pm, closing early for Samantha Irby launches We Are Never Meeting in Real Life
Thursday: 9am - 6pm (early closing for a private event)
Saturday - Sunday: 10am -5pm