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21 writers and organizers on chosen family, hacking adulthood, and other lessons communal living can teach us about the future of housing in America, featuring Kristen Arnett, Rhaina Cohen, Kim Stanley Robinson, and more.
At age 29, when Samantha Paige Rosen made an unexpected move back home, she was surprised to find how much she loved living with her parents again. Inspired and curious, she began searching for others who had redefined home and community.
The essays and Q&As in Living, Together are about carving out spaces of communal connection and joy in our 3-bed, 2-bath starter home culture. Although they recount life at different stages and in different regions, these stories showcase the delights and tradeoffs of more dynamic shapes of “home.” Across sections on family, intentional community, and what lies beyond housing, readers will hear from voices like:
- Kristen Arnett, whose found family kept her afloat, from weddings to hurricane season and everything in between
- Kim Stanley Robinson, who describes the magic of communities that are led by everyone
- Sarah Thankam Mathews, who founded a pandemic mutual aid group and discovered, like so many of us, how essential connection and care are in times of crisis
- Rodney M. Bordeaux, who explores how strength and unity are inextricably tied to life on First Nations reservations
Communal living isn’t just for cults or millennials with a pipe dream. Amidst the climate crisis, a hostile housing market, and the loneliness epidemic, Living, Together opens a window into how people in the US are thriving through collective care. This book invites us to imagine what new opportunities for connection exist when we push through the walls society has built for us.
Samantha Paige Rosen’s writing on identity, culture, and the arts has appeared in the Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Slate, Them, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and lives outside of Philadelphia, where she is a freelance writer and editor, a writing tutor and coach, and an amateur potter. is her first book.
Alex Alberto is a queer author, publisher, and filmmaker. Their memoir, Entwined: Essays on Polyamory and Creating Home, explores their decade-long journey toward a non-nuclear family. They wrote and produced the award-winning short film, Coming Out Polyamorous for Thanksgiving, which is now streaming on YouTube. Alex grew up in Québec and currently lives in upstate New York with their partner, metamour, and kids.
Sarah Thankam Mathews is the author of All This Could Be Different, which was shortlisted for the Discover Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and 2022 National Book Award in Fiction. Mathews' debut novel was also a New York Times Editor's Choice and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Slate, and Buzzfeed. Mathews grew up between Oman and India, immigrating to the United States at seventeen.
Mia Arias Tsang is a writer based in New York City. Her work explores how queer people try and fail to love each other. Her first collection, FRAGMENTS OF WASTED DEVOTION, is out now with Quilted Press. Her writing has appeared in Autostraddle, Blood Tree Literature, Copy, Half Mystic Press, and many others. She lives in Queens with her cat, Peanut, and is working on a novel.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 10.00 to USD 30.00
