Lindy West | ADULT BRACES | Presented by Sidetrack

Fri Mar 20 2026 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

Royal Oak Farmers Market | Royal Oak

Sidetrack Bookshop
Publisher/HostSidetrack Bookshop
Lindy West | ADULT BRACES | Presented by Sidetrack Brilliant, hilarious Lindy West, live in Royal Oak!
About this Event

Sidetrack Bookshop is thrilled to present Lindy West to celebrate the release of her new memoir, Adult Braces, taking readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as the author unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself, and reinvents her marriage in the process.

This ticketed event will take place at the Royal Oak Farmers Market on Friday, March 20, at 6:30pm. Please read on for important event guidelines as well as more information about Lindy West and her book.

Event Guidelines


Every person who wishes to attend this event must purchase a ticket.

Doors to the event will open at 5:30pm. Seating is general admission. Please plan to arrive early to secure your desired seat.

There will be a signing line immediately following the event.

Please note that this event follows the author’s and publisher’s wishes and may mean limits on photos and the number of books that may be autographed or personalized. All event guidelines are subject to change at any time. Sidetrack Bookshop will strive to communicate any changes to event attendees as quickly and clearly as possible. We greatly appreciate your understanding.


More information about Adult Braces:


In New York Times bestselling author Lindy West’s ambitious memoir, she brings readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as she unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself, and reinvents her marriage in the process.
Through Shrill—the book and then the Hulu series—Lindy West became an inspiration. To this day she is stopped on the street and hailed as a beacon of empowerment by women who felt badly for not conforming to a narrow set of societal norms—thin, straight, compliant. But behind the scenes, Lindy never felt like she was the self-actualized woman fans made her out to be. When she found herself in the throes of a deep depression, with her marriage and sense of self-worth hanging in the balance, she knew she needed to make a change.
In Adult Braces, Lindy shares the story of her rock bottom, and of the journey she took to claw her way out of it. With her trademark candor and sense of humor, she examines her post-Shrill emotional implosion, her shifting feelings about traditional marriage, and her search for her long-lost self. She also tracks the highs and lows of her journey, from eye-opening natural wonders and kitschy roadside attractions to lackluster tourist traps and campground epiphanies.
The result is an engaging and laugh-out-loud narrative of becoming as Lindy transforms from a passenger into the active navigator of her own life.
More information about Lindy West:
Lindy West is the author of three books: the New York Times bestselling memoir Shrill as well as the essay collections The Witches Are Coming and Shit, Actually. Lindy is a former contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and her work has appeared in This American Life, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Vulture, Jezebel, and others. She is the co-host of the comedy podcast Text Me Back and the author of the e-mail newsletter Butt News. Lindy was a writer and executive producer on Shrill, the Hulu comedy adapted from her memoir, and she co-wrote and produced the independent feature film Thin Skin. She lives on the Olympic Peninsula in rural Washington state.




Event Venue

Royal Oak Farmers Market, 316 East 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, United States

Tickets

USD 43.78

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