About this Event
Open Editions x Chardonngay
We're teaming up with Open Editions, the new indie publishing house coming out of Open Book Club, for an evening of wine, feminist speculative fiction, and good company. Come sip, flip through pages, and get lost in a world without men!
Wednesday, October 7th
7:00 - 9 PM
Open Book Club Studios
80 Bowery, New York, NY 10013
About The Book
There is a land in the mountains that no man has found. A utopia with no king, no war, and no history of either. For two thousand years, this society was built by women. Then three men, certain it is theirs to discover, arrive. What they find in Herland forces them to question all that they left behind.
From Charlotte Perkins Gilman, author of the cult classic "The Yellow Wallpaper," Herland is an essential novel in the canon of feminist speculative literature and a provocative exploration of the borders between individuality and community, masculinity and femininity, dystopia and utopia. What might a different society look like? it asks. Who might it be for? Those questions are as urgent now as they were when it was first printed over a century ago, and Open Editions is bringing it back as the very first title on their list.
What to Expect
Upon arrival, check in, grab a name tag, and settle in with a glass of wine and your new book. You don't need to have read the book to come, you'll get a copy at the event! Bring your curiosity, bring a friend, and stay all night to mingle with fellow wine lovers, book lovers, and anyone who's ever wondered what a world built by women might look like.
- Your ticket includes a copy of Herland and entry to the event
- Wine specials will be available all night
- Elizabeth from Open Editions will introduce the novel and share why it's the book they chose to launch with
- Light discussion questions to guide the conversation, no advance reading required
Event venue & nearby stays
80 Bowery, 80 Bowery, New York, United States
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