Name: Book Launch: Don't Yell at Her!
Start: 2026-01-29T19:00:00-07:00
Location: 1302 4 St SW #100, Calgary, AB, Canada, Alberta T2R 0X8

Join us for the launch of local author Carmen Joy King's debut memoir Don't Yell at Her! Carmen is joined in conversation by Jessica Waite.
Grab your copy here: https://shorturl.at/AjBL3
ABOUT THE BOOK
At forty-three, Carmen Joy King blows up her life in Montreal, quits her corporate job, and drives 4,000 kilometers alone from Calgary to Cabo San Lucas to take an African psychedelic called Iboga. Determined to cure her chronic anxiety and decades-long pattern of obsessing over unavailable men, she embarks on this journey with her small dog Stevie, navigating treacherous mountain passes and facing her deepest fears.

As the desert landscape unfolds before her, so too do memories of a complicated childhood, toxic relationships, and her desperate quest for validation. Through vivid, unsparing prose, King takes us through the wild terrain of her past—from rural Alberta to lovers in Paris, from teaching English in Japan to a spontaneous marriage in Brazil—while charting a new path forward.

Part road trip adventure, part spiritual awakening, "Don't Yell at Her!" explores what happens when a woman finally decides to listen to the voice under all the noise, trading external validation for self-trust.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR CARMEN JOY KING is a writer and artist. Born and raised in rural Alberta, she has lived in five countries and travelled extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Her essays have appeared in adbusters magazine, L'Officiel magazine, and The Humber Literary Review. King also spent over a decade writing copy for the world's top brands. After years living in Montreal, she has returned to her prairie roots in Calgary where she lives with her dog Stevie and continues to paint and write. "Don't Yell at Her!" is her first book.
ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER
When life handed Jessica Waite a riveting, horrifying and surprisingly beautiful story, she transformed herself into a writer. Her debut memoir, The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards, became an instant bestseller, featured by The Washington Post, Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, The Toronto Star, and many other outlets. Jessica lives on Treaty 7 territory in the city of Calgary, Alberta. You can find her at JessicaWaite.work.