Name: Saul Austerlitz launches "How to Assemble an Activist," with Amy Shearn
Start: 2026-01-20T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-20T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Lofty Pigeon Books, Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Saul Austerlitz launches "How to Assemble an Activist," with Amy Shearn

An uplifting account of how individual actions can spark meaningful change
About this Event

Join local author and political activist Saul Austerlitz to celebrate the publication of How to Assemble an Activist, a candid personal account of an unexpected immersion in activism following the election of Donald Trump in 2016, combined with a series of practical, actionable strategies that delivers a vital message for this moment in American history.

Saul will be joined by author Amy Shearn for a reading, conversation, Q&A, book signing, and reception. Light refreshments will be served.

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About the book

"Hope is a responsibility. You cultivate it in order to share it with others. It cannot be a private possession. It only blooms when given away." So writes Saul Austerlitz in How to Assemble an Activist. His book, a candid personal account of an unexpected immersion in activism following the election of Donald Trump in 2016, combined with a series of practical, actionable strategies, delivers a vital message for this moment in American history. His story is a study of both the setbacks and the triumphs inherent to political work, and ultimately delivers an uplifting account of how individual actions can spark meaningful change.

About the author

Saul Austerlitz is the author of seven books, including Kind of a Big Deal, named by Vulture as the best comedy book of 2023, Generation Friends, and Just a Shot Away. His work has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and other publications.

About Amy Shearn

Amy Shearn is the award-winning author of five critically acclaimed novels. Her most recent book, Animal Instinct, was one of LGBTQ Reads' most anticipated books of the year, and was called one of the best books of the spring by Oprah Daily, "a sexy novel" by Marie Claire, and a "great new divorce novel" by Vulture. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Modern Love column, Slate, Real Simple, and many other publications. Amy lives in Brooklyn, where she teaches writing, works individually with writers, and runs writing retreats.