{"title":"August meetings","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"good-girl-author-event-at-sullaluna-on-8-16","title":"Good Girl Author Talk (at Libera on 8\/16)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate + Time: \u003c\/strong\u003eSaturday, August 16th from 7-11 pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation: \u003c\/strong\u003eLibera, 20 W 29th St, New York, New York (in the basement of the Ace Hotel)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAria Aber is joining Open Book Club to talk about Good Girl. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNaturally, we're meeting in an underground bar and having an after party. Here's what to expect:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e7 pm - doors open\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e7:30 pm - author talk with Aria (she'll do a short reading, I'll ask her some questions to start, and then open up the Q\u0026amp;A)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e8:30 pm - book signing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e9 pm - DJ set\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePlease note: there's a 1 drink minimum at the bar 🍸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eGood Girl is an exhilarating debut novel about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discovery—a portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can’t escape its history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Berlin’s artistic underground, where techno and drugs fill warehouses still pockmarked from the wars of the twentieth century, nineteen-year-old Nila at last finds her tribe. Born in Germany to Afghan parents, raised in public housing graffitied with swastikas, drawn to philosophy, photography, and sex, Nila has spent her adolescence disappointing her family while searching for her voice as a young woman and artist.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen in the haze of Berlin’s legendary nightlife, Nila meets Marlowe, an American writer whose fading literary celebrity opens her eyes to a life of personal and artistic freedom. But as Nila finds herself pulled further into Marlowe’s controlling orbit, ugly, barely submerged racial tensions begin to roil Germany—and Nila’s family and community. After a year of running from her future, Nila stops to ask herself the most important question: Who does she want to be?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA story of love and family, raves and Kafka, staying up all night and surviving the mistakes of youth, Good Girl is the virtuosic debut novel by a celebrated young poet and, now, a major new voice in fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefunds + Exchanges:\u003c\/strong\u003e I'm not able to offer refunds or exchanges for future meetings. This is a small (1 person!) business and I have to cover costs in advance of the event. Please consider this (and double check your calendar!) before buying a ticket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotography: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe event may be photographed + filmed. 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