Beyond The Pages: All About Love

Sun Oct 19 2025 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-04:00

Adanne Bookshop | brooklyn

Adanne
Publisher/HostAdanne
Beyond The Pages: All About Love
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This is a warm, interactive evening where we read, reflect and talk honestly about love, friendship, grief, and family.
About this Event
Beyond the Page: All About Love

A cozy, reflective evening to sit with bell hooks’ wisdom and move from reading to real lifetogether, with care (and light refreshments).



What’s Included
  • Guided group discussion (safe + brave space)
  • Light refreshments
  • Interactive stations:
  • Love Languages Lab: quick quiz & “how I like to be cared for” cards to swap with your table
  • Boundary Postcards: write yourself (or a friend) a boundary you’re honoring
  • Book bonus: After the session, choose one of the titles, Communion: The Female Search for Love or Salvation: Black People and Love.



Conversation Themes
  • Love as daily practice (beyond romance)
  • Friendship as healing and accountability
  • Grief & resilience—holding sorrow and joy
  • Boundaries, self-regard, and community care



Flow of the Evening (approx.)
  • Welcome + brief grounding
  • Quick recap & gentle icebreaker
  • Three themed discussion rounds with short read-alouds
  • Light refreshments + Interactive Stations (Love Languages Lab & Boundary Postcards)
  • Closing reflection

Who is This For

Readers seeking depth, softness, and community, whether you’re new to bell hooks or returning with fresh eyes.



What to Bring
  • A journal or notes app
  • Your open heart and curiosity

Seats are limited—come sip, reflect, and step beyond the page with us.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Adanne Bookshop, 115 Ralph Avenue, brooklyn, United States

Tickets

USD 23.18

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