Manni and Reuben Coe

Manni and Reuben Coe

Manni and Ruben Coe's Brother. Do You. Love Me. is the story of two brothers and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair.

By Greenlight Bookstore

Date and time

Tuesday, June 11 · 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:
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 PM
Manni and Reuben Coe present Brother. Do. You. Love. Me
In conversation with Pamela Klinger-Horn
In partnership with the National Down Syndrome Society


Manni and Ruben Coe's Brother. Do. You. Love Me. is the story of two brothers, one with Down syndrome, and their extraordinary journey of resilience and repair. In 2020 Reuben was living in a home for adults with learning disabilities; depressed and in a fog of antidepressants, he hadn’t spoken for over a year. Increasingly isolated and cut off from everyone, Reuben sent a text message: brother. do. you. love. me. When Manni received this message from his youngest brother, he immediately left his life in Spain and returned to England, moving Reuben out of the care home and into an old farm cottage in the countryside. They began an extraordinary journey of repair, rediscovering the depths of their brotherhood, one gradual step at a time. Combining Manni’s tender words with Reuben’s powerful illustrations, their story of hope and resilience questions how we care for those we love, and demands that, through troubled times, we learn how to take better care of each other. Manni and Ruben discuss their work in a conversation moderated by Pamela Klinger-Horn, creator of Literature Lovers' Night Out, 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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