About this Event
Join us to discuss Push Off From Here by Laura McKowen and Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Catchart Robbins! This event will included a conversation between the two authors, Q+A, and an opportunity for book signing.
The program will run from 7:00pm-8:30pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm.
Tickets are FREE, RSVP required! When reserving your spot, use the add-ons to purchase your copies of Push Off From Here and Stash: My Life in Hiding.
About Push Off From Here:
From the bestselling author of We Are the Luckiest and founder of the international recovery community The Luckiest Club comes a modern exploration of addiction that offers nine foundational building blocks that anyone at any stage of sobriety can use.
In Push Off from Here, McKowen delves deeply into each of her nine points: what they mean, how they work, and how every person can live them. She addresses topics such as the correlation between trauma and addiction, the importance of radical honesty, letting go of the illusion of control, the value of community, a reminder that healing is a continual process, and that the process is a gift. Whether you’re just starting out or have been sober for decades, McKowen instructs us to be kind to ourselves: Change is messy and progress is rarely linear, but we can always push off from here.
About Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins:
In the vein of Somebody’s Daughter, this wild, vivid addiction memoir from the host of the podcast The Only One in the Room “will inspire, awe, entertain, educate, and help so many readers” (Christie Tate, New York Times bestselling author of Group) with a journey to sobriety and self-love amidst privilege and racism.
With courageous and candid openness, Cathcart Robbins reveals how she started the long journey towards sobriety, unexpectedly found new love, and dismantled the wall she had built around herself, brick by brick. With its raw, finely crafted, and engaging prose, Stash is “emotionally riveting…usher[ing] in a new way for us to talk and read about the paradoxes of addiction, race, family, class, and gender.” (Kiese Laymon, acclaimed author of Heavy, Long Division, and How to Slowly K*ll Yourself and Others in America).
About Hummingbird Books:
An independent, local female-owned and operated store, Hummingbird Books is a community destination for an extensive collection of adult and children’s books and showcases a mix of local and widely beloved authors. Hummingbird Books is a magical place where children discover a love of reading. At Hummingbird Books, we believe reading connects us to others as we search for ideas, wisdom, and sometimes just provides a much-needed break from reality. In addition to its book selection, Hummingbird Books offers a variety of games, gift items, candy, and stationery, as well as in-store programming including story times, and book signings.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Hummingbird Books, 55 Boylston Street, Newton, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 19.00
