Book Event: Rachel Zimmerman

Book Event: Rachel Zimmerman

Award-winning journalist Rachel Zimmerman discusses her memoir Us, After, which examines domestic devastation and resurgence.

By Greenlight Bookstore

Date and time

Wednesday, July 10 · 7:30 - 8:30pm EDT

Location

Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene

686 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

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About this event

  • 1 hour

IN-STORE EVENT:
Wednesday, July 10, 7:30pm
Rachel Zimmerman presents Us, After: A Memoir of Love and Suicide
In conversation with Deesha Philyaw
Wine reception to follow

Award-winning journalist Rachel Zimmerman discusses her memoir Us, After, which examines domestic devastation and resurgence, digging into the struggle between public and private selves, life’s shifting perspectives, the work of motherhood, and the secrets we keep. When a state trooper appeared at Rachel Zimmerman’s door to report that her husband had jumped to his death off a nearby bridge, she fell to her knees, unable to fully absorb the news. How could the man she married, a devoted father and robotics professor at MIT, have committed such a violent act? How would she explain this to her young daughters? And could she have stopped him? In this memoir, Rachel confronts the unimaginable and discovers the good in what remains. Rachel discusses her work with acclaimed author Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies), along with a reading and book signing.

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Greenlight Bookstore

Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which hosts literary events in-store and with partner venues. The mission of Greenlight Bookstore is to create welcoming spaces for discovery, conversation, and connection around books, through curation, programming and service that provides for the needs and interests of our customers and highlights creative work we love and value, based on a commitment to improving equity and sustainability in our company and our community. Through knowledgeable staff, curated book selection, community partnerships, and a robust e-commerce website as well as a beautiful bookstore spaces, Greenlight combines the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with a forward-looking sensibility. Greenlight has garnered local, national, and international press coverage for its innovative startup model and its continuing success. More information and details, along with book purchase options, can be found at greenlightbookstore.com.

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