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A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore: Wednesday, September 29
Joyce Salisbury & David Abram: The Beast Within and Becoming Animal
Wednesday, September 29 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presenter(s): David Abram, Joyce Salisbury
Are humans merely animals or are we something more? Our beliefs about where we stand in the chain of creation shape both our sense of identity and our actions. The Beast Within, by Joyce Salisbury, examines the moment in the West when our confident assertion of our superiority gave way to our awareness of the bestial lurking within our humanity.
Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology by David Abram draws readers ever deeper into their animal senses, showing that from the awakened perspective of the human animal, awareness is not an exclusive possession of our species but a lucid quality of the biosphere itself-- a quality in which we, along with the oaks and the spiders, steadily participate.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): History, Science & Nature, Wisconsin Ties
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore: Thursday, September 30
Gina Frangello & Cris Mazza: The New “F” Word: Two (Feminist) Writers Debunk Myths Around Feminism and Sex
Thursday, September 30 | 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presenter(s): Gina Frangello, Cris Mazza
Two women writers known for their risk-taking sexual content take on the term “feminist” and tackle belief structures around loaded issues of sexuality, class, religion and gender. Both have produced writing that has been called “fearless” and which does not comply with stereotypes of feminist thought. Slut Lullabies, Frangello’s collection of diverse, vibrant short fiction, is unsettling, and leaves the reader feeling slightly traitorous, as if reading a private diary. Mazza’s controversial career has centered on issues of exploitation and stereotypes, and her latest novel, Various Men Who Knew Us as Girls, deals with the sex trade of illegal Mexican immigrants.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Fiction
Will Fellows: Gay Bar
Thursday, September 30 | 7:30 - 8:30 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presented by University of Wisconsin Press
Presenter(s): Will Fellows
Unconventional, candid, and straight, Helen Branson operated a Los Angeles gay bar during the 1950’s - America’s most anti-gay decade. After years of fending off drunken passes as an entertainer in cocktail bars, this divorced grandmother preferred the wit, variety and fun she found among homosexual men. Gay Bar is her story and has been expanded by Will Fellows who interweaves Branson’s chapters with historical perspective provided through his own insightful commentary and excerpts gleaned from letters and essays appearing in gay publications of the period.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): History, LGBTQ, Society & Politics, Wisconsin Ties
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore: Saturday, October 2
Harriet Brown: Brave Girl Eating
Saturday, October 2 | 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presenter(s): Harriet Brown
Chronicling her daughter Kitty's illness from the earliest warning signs, through its terrifying progression, and on toward recovery, Brown takes us on one family's journey into the world of anorexia nervosa, where starvation threatened her daughter's body and mind. Brave Girl Eating is essential reading for families and professionals alike, a guiding light for anyone who's coping with this devastating disease.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Memoir & Biography, Society & Politics, Wisconsin Ties
Teri Coyne & Gail Straub
Saturday, October 2 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presenter(s): Gail Straub, Teri Coyne
Taut, gripping, and edgy, The Last Bridge is a novel of family secrets, dark impulses, and deep-seated love. Teri Coyne has created a stunning tapestry of pain and passion, delving into explorations of women as writers and as literary heroines. Gail Straub, a leader in the human potential field, presents Returning to My Mother’s House: Taking Back the Wisdom of the Feminine. For Gail, finding her way back to her innate female wisdom restored a sense of balance and gave her a sense of equanimity that had eluded her for decades. Her poetic and heartfelt story is for anyone who has ever struggled to build and sustain an interior life in our driven and fast-paced society--and for mothers and daughters everywhere.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Fiction, Society & Politics, Writing & Publishing
Ann Angel: Janis Joplin biography
Saturday, October 2 | 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presenter(s): Ann Angel
Forty years after her death, Janis Joplin remains among the most compelling and influential figures in rock-and-roll history. In Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing , Ann Angel depicts a girl who struggled against rules and limitations, yet worked diligently to improve as a singer. It’s the story of an outrageous rebel who wanted to be loved, and of a wild woman who wrote long, loving letters to her mom. And finally, it’s the story of one of the most iconic female musicians in American history who died at twenty-seven.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Music, Youth & Kids
Linda Dahl: Morning Glory
Saturday, October 2 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Sponsored by the Mary Lou Williams Centennial Celebration
Presenter(s): Linda Dahl
In the history of jazz, Mary Lou Williams stands out as one of the most influential woman of the genre. Linda Dahl’s comprehensive Morning Glory serves as the long overdue but definitive biography of this celebrated jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Dahl has given us the whole of Williams’s diverse life, from her often harrowing days on the road to her tumultuous marriages and love affairs, from the ups and downs of her unique fifty-year career to the remarkable spirituality that came to inform both her daily life and her music.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Memoir & Biography, Music
A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore: Sunday, October 3
Amy Lou Jenkins / Across America by Bicycle
Sunday, October 3 | 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Venue: A Room of One's Own Feminist Bookstore
Presented in part by University of Wisconsin Press
Presenter(s): Amy Lou Jenkins, Alice Honeywell, Bobbi Montgomery
Every Natural Fact: Five Seasons of Open-Air Parenting by Amy Lou Jenkins is a narrative of nature outings across the state of Wisconsin. A mother and son explore parallels in the world of people and nature. These explorations of natural history, flora and fauna, and parenting themes demonstrate that the mythic thread that winds through everything can still be found, even in a world of wounds. Ride along with Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery as they embrace retirement with gusto and live their dream. As Alice and Bobbi pedal along on their journey Across America By Bicycle - 3,600 miles from Oregon to Maine - they test and deepen their friendship, defy their aches and pains, experience the vast and varied beauties of their country, and discover the challenges and satisfaction of a scaled-down lifestyle. Join this dynamic duo as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wild fires, and even a plague of grasshoppers.
Bookseller: A Room of One's Own
Category(s): Making it Home, Memoir & Biography, Society & Politics