Sidetrack Bookshop Presents Mallory McMorrow

Sidetrack Bookshop is honored to present Mallory McMorrow in conversation with Nicole Tersigni to celebrate the release of the senator’s first book, Hate Won’t Win: Find Your Power and Leave This World Better Than You Found It. This ticketed event will take place at Royal Oak High School on Sunday, March 23, at 6pm. Please read on for important event guidelines as well as more information about Mallory McMorrow and her book.
Event Guidelines
Every person who wishes to attend this event must purchase a ticket.

Two ticket options are available:

• If you have already preordered your copy of Hate Won’t Win from Sidetrack Bookshop, you may purchase the ticket option called Event Ticket. Each event ticket admits one person to the event. If you preordered multiple copies of the book, you may purchase as many Event Tickets as preordered copies. You will be able to pick up your preordered book(s) at the event.
  
• If you have not already preordered your copy of Hate Won’t Win from Sidetrack Bookshop, you must purchase the ticket option called Event Ticket + Preorder Bundle. This ticket admits one person to the event and includes one copy of Hate Won’t Win, which may be picked up at the event.

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

All copies of Hate Won’t Win included with tickets will be autographed by Senator McMorrow before the event. After the event, the senator will be available to personalize books and to take photos with attendees. In order to give every attendee the opportunity to meet Senator McMorrow, books and other items brought from home will not be able to be signed at this event.

Additional copies of Hate Won’t Win, as well as books by Nicole Tersigni, will be available for purchase at the event. Payment options include cash, credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Sidetrack/Caboose gift cards.

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 Hate Won’t Win:
In this urgent expansion of her viral speech, Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow details her unlikely journey into politics with a front-row seat to democracy at its breaking point—then outlines the tangible, proven steps that anyone can take to build community, fight for what’s right, and create real, lasting change. Mallory McMorrow knows what it’s like to feel hopeless. She knew the work of legislating wouldn’t be easy, but she hadn’t been expecting to face democracy at its breaking point: misogyny, rage and conspiracy theories, much less armed protestors storming her own state Capitol. It felt like nothing could get done—and things really needed to get done. But then fate forced her hand. A Senate colleague smeared her as a “groomer”—simply for standing up for LGBTQ+ kids in our schools. In response, McMorrow delivered a blistering speech from the Senate floor that reverberated throughout the country, leading political pundits to hail McMorrow’s action as a “blueprint” for fighting back. Now, as we face another Trump presidency and so many wonder “what do we do now?” McMorrow pulls back the curtain on what it’s like to work in today’s challenging political arena—and win. She shares the hard-won wisdom of experience, offering a step-by-step guide that breaks down why you should never fill out online petitions (and what to do instead); how to stay informed without doomscrolling; how to effectively engage with elected officials; and why local government matters more than federal (for making change). For anyone who feels helpless, and everyone who is fed up; for those who want to make a real difference but have no idea where to begin—this is a blueprint for the most effective way to fight back, and leave this place better than we found it.
More information about Mallory McMorrow:
After Googling “how to run for office” in the wake of the 2016 election, Mallory McMorrow took on an incumbent Republican State Senator as a first-time candidate and won. In 2023, she became the first woman Senate Majority Whip in state history, and only the second Senator in state history to give birth while in office. Her writing has appeared in Road & Track, Jalopnik, Jezebel, the New York Times, NBC News, CNN, and the New Republic. Hate Won’t Win is her first book. She lives with her husband, Ray, and daughter, Noa, in Royal Oak, Michigan.

More information about Nicole Tersigni:
Nicole Tersigni is a comedic writer experienced in improv comedy and women’s advocacy. She lives in Metro Detroit with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Royal Oak High School, 1500 Lexington Boulevard, Royal Oak, United States