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Event title
Meet the Author Krystal Anali Vazquez: Lady Without Land
Start time
6/7/2025 3:00pm
Location
Julia de Burgos Bookstore, 2600 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19133
Description
Join us on Saturday, June 7, at 3 PM for a Q&A and book signing with debut novelist Krystal Anali Vazquez. Lady without Land is a story told in fragments about señorita who feels lost in and lost without Los Angeles. She uses classic literature and cocktail recipes to organize and populate bits and pieces of a life: growing up as a Mexican middle-class girl in a predominantly white suburb; grappling with a father’s gambling addiction, and, later, his death; journeying on the continuous carousel of lovers the Pacific and Atlantic coasts have to offer.
Krystal Anali Vazquez is a writer and an attorney from Los Angeles living in Brooklyn. As part of her legal practice, she is a member of her firm’s team that defends the legality of the DACA program. Lady without Land is her first novel and a Foreword INDIES Finalist for LGBTQ+ Fiction. Free event, RSVP recommended.
Link
Contact info
shop@tallerpr.org
Cost
Free
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Event title
In The Dark: LOVE
Start time
6/7/2025 7:30pm
Location
The Perch, 2321 Emerald St, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Description
Presented with
Rowhome Productions & Fire Museum Presents: In The Dark is a London, UK-based audio collective that holds gathered listening events for the public. Their aim is to create a mini-revolution in the way we think about spoken-word and creative audio by lifting it out of its traditional settings and celebrating it in new and unusual ways. For their Philadelphia debut, In The Dark curator Talia Augustidis curates a program inspired by the theme of "Love".What is love? Who does it belong to? How can we access it?
Join ITD, Rowhome Productions, and Fire Museum Presents for an intimate selection of audio that will make your heart full. She’ll be exploring love in all of its forms — romantic, familial, erotic, conditional and unconditional. Expect heartbreaks, hookups, and plenty of pining.
Link
Contact info
alex@rowhome.fm
Cost
Free, Donations Appreciated
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Event title
Campfire Stories Book Talk
Start time
6/9/2025 6:30pm
Location
Head House Books, 619 S 2nd St Philadelphia, PA 19147
Description
Please join us on Monday, June 9th at 6:30 PM for an evening with Ilyssa and Dave Kyu, discussing their new series, Campfire Stories. This is a ticketed event. Please purchase your event voucher below.
https://www.headhousebooks.com/event/evening-ilyssa-and-dave-kyu Event vouchers secure your spot for the event, and can be used towards any purchase at Head House Books on the evening of the event. All event voucher purchases are final sale.
Inspired by America’s beloved national parks and beloved natural spaces, Campfire Stories is a collection of books and card decks brought to you by Ilyssa and Dave Kyu to inspire deeper connections and storytelling in the outdoors.
Link
Contact info
Dave Kyu
Cost
$5 Voucher at Head House Books
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Event title
Arianna Rebolini presents BETTER: A MEMOIR ABOUT WANTING TO DIE with Emma Copley Eisenberg
Start time
6/10/2025 7:00pm
Location
The Head & The Hand, 2230 Frankford Avenue
Description
We’re delighted to welcome Arianna Rebolini to H&H Books to celebrate the release of her debut memoir, BETTER: A MEMOIR ABOUT WANTING TO DIE, on Tuesday, June 10 at 7 PM.
Philly-based author Emma Copley Eisenberg (
HOUSEMATES) will be Arianna’s conversation partner. Copies of
BETTER and
HOUSEMATES are available in-store at H&H Books and on our ecommerce site, and they'll be available the evening of the event, too.
Questions? Email events@theheadandthehand.com with any questions and follow us
@theheadandthehand on Instagram.
Link
Contact info
events@theheadandthehand.com
Cost
Free
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