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SUMMARY:BOOK EVENT: When Home Is A Photograph w/ Leigh Raiford & Essence Harden
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘When Home Is A Photograph’ by author Leigh Raiford  in conversation with Essence HardenWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a discussion on When Home Is A Photograph: Blackness and Belonging In The World with author Leigh Raiford in conversation with Essence Harden. WHEN: Doors at 2:30pm\, event promptly at 3pm. WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat\, including a signed book available for pick up at the event. FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book\, and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books may be available for purchase in-store. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book: In When Home Is a Photograph\, Leigh Raiford asks how Black people use photography to make home in the world. Raiford focuses on a selection of Black American activists and artists\, including Marcus Garvey\, James Van Der Zee\, Eslanda Goode Robeson\, and Kathleen Neal Cleaver to explore the complex relationship between racialized subjects and the medium of photography. As they traveled the world for study\, for work\, for pleasure\, or for survival\, these artists and activists took and collected photographs to express their political platforms and personal sense of self. Raiford considers the everyday image-making practices that these Black Americans employed to improve the condition of Black lives globally by imagining\, identifying\, inhabiting\, leaving\, defending\, and destroying “home.” When Home Is a Photograph shows how these figures did not merely utilize photography to emplace themselves in the world–they demonstrated how the use of photography is itself a way to mediate one’s relationship to the world.  LEIGH RAIFORD is Professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. Her most recent book is Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography.  ESSENCE HARDEN is the curator of Expo Chicago 2026\, the co-curator of Made in LA\, 2025\, at The Hammer Museum\, and curator of the Focus section for Frieze LA\, 2024 – 2026. Essence has curated exhibitions at the California African American Museum (CAAM)\, the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA)\, Art + Practice\, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)\, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)\, and the Oakland Museum of California\, among others. Essence is a contributor to Frieze Magazine\, Gagosian Quartley\, The Los Angeles Times Magazine: Image\, Art21\, Contemporary Art Review LA (CARLA)\, Artsy\, Cultured Magazine\, and has written catalog entries for Made in LA 2025; California Biennial: Pacific Gold; Made in LA: Acts of Living; Prospect 5: Yesterday we said tomorrow; Brave New Worlds: Exploration of Space: Palm Springs Art Museum; and What Needs to Be Said: Hallie Ford Fellows Exhibition. Essence has also served as an art consultant for film and television. Essence is a 2025 recipient of the Teiger Foundation research grant\, a 2018 recipient of The Creative Capital\, Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant\, and a 2020 Annenberg Innovation Lab Civic Media Fellow. Essence previously served as a Visual Arts Curator at the California African American Museum.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-event-when-home-is-a-photograph-w-leigh-raiford-essence-harden/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:BOOK EVENT: The Edge of Space-Time: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein & Traci Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘The Edge of Space-Time’ by author Chanda Prescod-Weinstein in conversation with Traci ThomasWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a discussion on The Edge of Space-Time: Particles\, Poetry\, and The Cosmic Dream Boogie with author Chanda Prescod-Weinstein & moderator Traci Thomas. WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a signed book available for pick up at the event. FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books may be available for purchase in-store. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book: A FRESH\, CHARMING\, SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS TOUR OF THE MYSTERIES OF SPACE-TIME\, FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DISORDERED COSMOSIn her highly acclaimed debut\, distinguished cosmologist and particle physicist Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shed light on the entrenched injustices plaguing her field\, while at the same time sharing with her audience her abiding sense of wonder at the cosmos from a Black feminist perspective. Now\, in The Edge of Space-Time\, she leans into that wonder\, taking readers on a mind-altering journey to the boundaries of the universe\, inviting us to spend time at the edge of what we know about space-time and about ourselves.Guided by her conviction that science is for everybody\, Prescod-Weinstein renders accessible some of the most abstract concepts of theoretical physics and draws on poetry and popular culture—from Queen Latifah to Lewis Carroll to Big K.R.I.T. to Sun Ra and Star Trek— to tell fascinating stories about the fundamental quantum nature of space-time and everything inside of it. Here we meet the quantum cat that is both dead and alive\, learn the difference between dark matter and dark energy\, explore the inner workings of black holes\, investigate the possibility of a unified theory of quantum gravity\, and map out the meeting place of the unimaginably vast with the confoundingly small\, following our guide out to the far reaches of the particle horizon and down to the tiniest (and queerest) neutrino. Prescod-Weinstein shows us how spending time with the cosmos is a vital human activity that enriches all our lives. Along the way\, she calls on us to resist colonial approaches to space exploration and instead imagine a better path forward in our pursuit of humanity’s undeniable connection with the stars.Through Prescod-Weinstein’s clear-eyed and unique perspective\, and informed by her deep knowledge of post-colonial history and Black feminist thought\, The Edge of Space-Time argues that physics is an essential way for everyone to look at the universe and presents a compelling case that “the edge” is a powerful vantage point from which to see the big picture.  Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an associate professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty in women’s and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She conducts award-winning theoretical physics research on dark matter\, the early universe\, and neutron stars\, while also researching Black feminist science studies. Her first book\, The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter\, Spacetime\, and Dreams Deferred\, won the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology\, the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science\, and a 2022 Josephine Miles Award from PEN Oakland. A columnist for New Scientist and Physics World\, she is originally from East L.A.\, California\, and now divides her time between the New Hampshire Seacoast and Cambridge\, Massachusetts.  Traci Thomas is the creator and host of The Stacks\, a podcast about books and the way they shape culture. The show asks the questions that provoke meaningful\, poignant\, and often hilarious conversations. Traci also hosts a live literary series with LAist called One for the Books\, is a monthly contributor for NPR’s Here & Now\, and she writes a monthly column on shereads.com.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-event-the-edge-of-space-time-chanda-prescod-weinstein-traci-thomas/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:REP CLUB PRESENTS: Tayari Jones @ the California African American Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club at the California African-American Museum for the L.A. launch of ‘KIN’ by NYT-Bestselling author Tayari Jones.WHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club at CAAM for the L.A. launch of ‘KIN’ by NYT-Bestselling author Tayari Jones. WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: California African-American Museum\, 600 State Dr\, Los Angeles\, CA 90037  HOW: FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books will be available for purchase on-site. YOU CAN ADD ON A SIGNED COPY AT CHECKOUT TO GUARANTEE FOR PICK UP AT THE EVENT  SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns. ABOUT THE BOOK:A MAGNIFICENT NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING\, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE—TAYARI JONES HAS WRITTEN AN UNFORGETTABLE NOVEL THAT SPARKLES WITH WIT AND INTELLIGENCE AND DEEP FEELING ABOUT TWO LIFELONG FRIENDS WHOSE WORLDS CONVERGE AFTER MANY YEARS APART IN THE FACE OF A DEVASTATING TRAGEDY. Vernice and Annie\, two motherless daughters raised in Honeysuckle\, Louisiana\, have been best friends and neighbors since earliest childhood\, but are fated to live starkly different lives. Raised by a fierce aunt determined to give her a stable home in the wake of her mother’s death\, Vernice leaves Honeysuckle at eighteen for Spelman College\, where she joins a sisterhood of powerfully connected Black women and marries into an affluent family. Annie\, abandoned by her dissolute mother as a child\, and fixated on the idea of finding her and filling the bottomless hole left by her absence\, sets off on a journey that will take her into a world of peril and adversity\, as well as love and adventure\, and culminate in a battle for her life.A novel about mothers and daughters\, about friendship and sisterhood\, and the complexities of being a woman in the American South\, Kin is an exuberant\, emotionally rich\, unforgettable work from one of the brightest and most irresistible voices in contemporary fiction.  TAYARI JONES is the author of four novels\, most recently An American Marriage\, which was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection and also appeared on Barack Obama’s summer reading list and his year-end roundup. It won the Women’s Prize for Fiction (formerly known as the Orange Prize)\, Aspen Words Prize\, and an NAACP Image Award and has been published in two dozen countries. Jones lives in Atlanta.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Marketing Notice By opt-ing into marketing emails for this event\, you acknowledge that your contact information may be shared with our event partner. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/rep-club-presents-tayari-jones-the-california-african-american-museum/
LOCATION:California African American Museum\, 600 State Drive\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90037\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:BOOK EVENT + WORKSHOP: Dear Cycle Breaker w/Dusah Wiseman
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a reading and healing experience with the author of Dear Cycle Breaker\, Dusah Wiseman.WHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a reading and healing experience on Dear Cycle Breaker: Wisdom and Practical Magic for Reclaiming the Wild Divine Feminine with author Dusah Wiseman More than a workshop\, an activation. Guidance for navigating the path between where you are now and where you desire to be. May you receive the confidence to do the “hard” thing. ~ For the Cycle Breakers  WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat\, workshop\, and a signed book available for pick up at the event. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book:TRANSFORMATIONAL RITUALS AND CHANNELED MESSAGES FOR UNLOCKING YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL\, HEALING THROUGH THE DIVINE FEMININE\, AND MAKING THE EVERYDAY SACRED.The practices and channeled messages within this book support you in going deep within your shadows to unlock the potent medicine of combining your light and dark\, reclaiming your inner magic\, and unmasking the true potential of your wild\, wise\, and whole self. When you reconnect with the divine feminine and tap into the ancient wisdom of the powerful women who came before you\, you become a walking embodiment of love\, magic\, compassion\, and power.Writes Dusah\, “My divine mission is to be a guiding light for those who are ready to unmask their true power and potential. This is the book that would have saved me from repetitive unwanted cycles. It is a beacon that will resurrect the Goddess who has been playing small for reasons that span previous lifetimes. It will empower the Queen who is finally ready to claim her legacy.”Peel back the layers covering up your true greatness: the lies\, the past experiences\, the trauma\, the masks that your family or society has forced you to don. This is your initiation into a divine co-creation with Spirit—a pathway back to your highest self and a deep connection with Source. DUSAH WISEMAN\, also known as SERPENT GODDESS\, is an Interdisciplinary Artist and Wellness Guide who has trained with indigenous elders and notable industry leaders. Born to a Mississippi-born and raised Mother with Chickasaw roots and a Nigerian Father\, her ancestry has always pulsed at the root of her creations. Devotion steers her practices\, which include Yoga\, Pranayama\, Qigong\, meditation\, herbalism\, music\, dance\, film\, and somatic-based practices. She believes in the art of inner alchemy and safely guides others toward awakening the dormant power that lives within their shadows.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-event-workshop-dear-cycle-breaker-w-dusah-wiseman/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:BOOK EVENT: Mainline Mama w/ Keeonna Harris and  Myriam Gurba
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘Mainline Mama’ by author Keeonna Harris in conversation with Myriam GurbaWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a discussion on Mainline Mama with author Keoeonna Harris & moderator Myriam Gurba. WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a signed book available for pick up at the event. FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books may be available for purchase in-store. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book: A POWERFUL AND WRENCHINGLY INTIMATE MEMOIR ABOUT THE FORMIDABLE CHALLENGE OF RAISING A FAMILY SEPARATED BY PRISON WALLS AND HOW WE CAN FIGHT BACK AGAINST A BROKEN BYZANTINE SYSTEM. Keeonna and Jason met as young teens. Only fourteen\, Keeonna had never had a boyfriend before\, dreamed of attending Spelman to become an obstetrician\, and thought she was “grown.” Within a year she was pregnant\, and Jason was in prison\, convicted of a carjacking and sentenced to twenty-two years. Overnight Keeonna had become a “mainline mama\,” a parent facing the impossible task of raising a child–while still growing up herself–with an incarcerated partner. In this devastating and triumphant memoir\, Keeonna recalls her harrowing journey as a Mainline Mama\, from learning to overcome the exhausting difficulties of navigating the carceral system in the United States\, to transforming herself into an advocate for other women like her–the predominantly Black and brown women left behind to pick up the pieces of their families and fractured lives. Keeonna speaks frankly about the depression and suicidal thoughts that threatened to defeat her\, how she learned to rebuild her broken relationship with a mother that lost trust in her\, and how time eased the shame\, guilt\, and stigma of being a young Black teen mom with a partner behind bars. She offers inspiration and solace\, showing how to create moments of beauty\, humanity\, and love in a place designed to break spirits\, such as picking the perfect wedding dress for a ceremony in a state prison visiting room. Mainline Mama is about creating self-love and community–crucial acts of radical resistance against a prison industrial complex that is designed to dehumanize and to separate and shut away incarcerated individuals and their loved ones from the world.  KEEONNA HARRIS is a writer\, storyteller\, mother of five\, prison abolitionist\, activist\, and academic\, born and raised in Watts and other parts of South Central Los Ange – les. Her work focuses on health disparities and radical organizing for women connected to systems of mass incarceration\, mothering\, and community building as acts of radical defiance against carceral institutions. Harris has received several honors\, including a 2018–2019 PEN America Writing for Justice Fellowship\, a 2021 Tin House Summer Residency\, a 2023 Baldwin For The Arts Residency\, and a 2023 Hedgebrook Fellowship as the 2023 Edith Wharton Writer-in-Residence. She is a 2024 Hay – market Writing Freedom Fellow and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health. She is developing the Borderland Project\, a mental health and community support system for women forced to navigate carceral institutions to maintain connections with incarcerated persons. She lives in Seattle.  MYRIAM GURBA is a writer and activist. She has authored five books\, including Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings. Her essays have been published by the New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Harper’s Bazaar\, Vox\, and Paris Review. She is a co-founder of Dignidad Literaria\, a grassroots organization committed to combating racism in the book world. She believes that we can achieve a world free of rape culture and works hard to make that a reality. In her spare time\, she enjoys solving crossword puzzles\, baking\, and annoying her cats.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-event-mainline-mama-w-keeonna-harris-and-myriam-gurba/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:BOOK SIGNING: The Balancing Act w/ Nedra Glover Tawwab
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a signing  and meet + greet with  for ‘The Balancing Act’ by NYT-Bestselling author Nedra Glover TawwabWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a signing and meet + greet celebrating ‘The Balancing Act‘  by NYT-Bestselling author Nedra Glover Tawwab WHEN: Doors at 12:00pm – 2pm WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a spot in the signing line and includes a signed book available for pick up at the event. PLEASE NOTE: Must purchase the book from Reparations to enter the signing lineGuests are allowed to bring up to 2 backlist titles for signingSIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book: FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SET BOUNDARIES\, FIND PEACE\, A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING HEALTHY DEPENDENCY—TO BRING OUR RELATIONSHIPS BACK INTO BALANCEI need some space.Why are you so distant?You want more than I can give.Every relationship in our lives – from love and close friendship to extended family and our wider social circle – is a balancing act. If we give too much\, we begin to lose ourselves. If we protect ourselves too much\, we lose the closeness we all need. Getting the balance right is how we find more connection\, authenticity\, and joy.The Balancing Act is a roadmap for finding that balance. With her signature blend of clarity and compassion\, therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab sheds light on healthy dependency\, and how to achieve it. Along the way\, she unpacks buzzwords and trending topics including codependency\, attachment styles\, inner family systems\, and more – offering practical advice for recognizing our needs\, navigating conflict\, and finding more harmony with the important people in our lives.Whether you’re yearning for more trust with a spouse or partner\, more clarity with a best friend or sibling\, or more agency in how you show up in the world\, these insights will help you reevaluate\, reset\, and relate better.  NEDRA GLOVER TAWWAB is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Set Boundaries\, Find Peace and Drama Free. A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert\, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years. Tawwab has appeared as an expert on The Red Table Talk\, The Breakfast Club\, Good Morning America\, and CBS This Morning\, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, and Vice\, and she has appeared on numerous podcasts\, including Good Life Project\, Sofia with an F\, and Therapy for Black Girls. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices\, tools\, and reflections for mental health and hosts weekly Q&As about boundaries and relationships. She lives in Charlotte\, North Carolina\, with her family.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-signing-the-balancing-act-w-nedra-glover-tawwab/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:BOOK EVENT: The Body w/ Bethany C. Morrow & Tananarive Due
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club for a discussion on ‘The Body’ by author Bethany C. Morrow in conversation with Tananarive DueWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a discussion on The Body with author Bethany C. Morrow & moderator Tananarive Due. WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: Reparations Club\, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a signed book available for pick up at the event. FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books may be available for purchase in-store. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns.  About the Book: THE BODY IS A PULSE-POUNDING SUPERNATURAL HORROR STORY FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR BETHANY C. MORROW\, WHERE ONE WOMAN MUST SURVIVE A SERIES OF BIZARRE AND ESCALATING ATTACKS ON HER MARRIAGE.Mavis broke from her parents’ congregation years ago\, but she still hasn’t recovered. Their impossible expectations and soul-shredding critiques have dug deep into her mind\, and she’s taunted by the knowledge that even when she’s done nothing wrong\, she’ll never be right.Now Mavis is afraid she’s about to lose the only thing she has: her husband\, Jerrod. The man she’s always known was too good to be true. No one thinks she deserves him—not even after surviving the serial cheater they wanted her to stick by—and soon they’ll all find out they were right.Mavis is already unraveling when a brush with death shows her what real fear looks like. Soon\, she’s under constant attack from all directions. As the assaults turn increasingly vicious and bizarre\, Mavis realizes that Hell isn’t reserved for the afterlife.And sinner or not\, no one is coming to save her. BETHANY C. MORROW is a national bestselling author. Her young adult novels include A Song Below Water\, A Chorus Rises\, and the Little Women remix\, So Many Beginnings\, and she is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology Take The Mic\, which won the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award. Her adult novels include Mem\, Cherish Farrah\, and The Body. Her work has been featured in The LA Times\, Forbes\, Bustle\, Buzzfeed\, and more. She is included on USA Today‘s list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read.  TANANARIVE DUE is an American Book Award-winning\, Essence bestselling author of sixteen books\, including the Blood Colony\, The Living Blood\, The Good House\, Joplin’s Ghost\, and Devil’s Wake. She was also a contributor to Jonathan Maberry’s middle grade anthology\, Don’t Turn Out the Lights. She has won an American Book Award\, an NAACP Image Award\, and a British Fantasy Award. She teaches Black Horror and Afrofuturism at UCLA. She lives in Atlanta\, Georgia. Visit her website TananariveDue.com.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/book-event-the-body-w-bethany-c-morrow-tananarive-due/
LOCATION:Reparations Club\, 3054 South Victoria Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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SUMMARY:REP CLUB PRESENTS: Amy DuBois Barnett @ The Gathering Spot
DESCRIPTION:Join Rep Club at The Gathering Spot for the L.A. launch of ‘If I Ruled The World’ by Amy Dubois Barnett and moderator Ryan Michelle BathéWHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club at The Gathering Spot for the L.A. launch of ‘If I Ruled The World‘by author Amy DuBois Barnett and moderator Ryan Michelle Bathé. WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm\, event promptly at 7pm. WHERE: The Gathering Spot\, 5211 W. Adams Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA 90016  HOW: FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books will be available for purchase on-site. TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a signed book available for pick up at the event. SIGNED BOOK ONLY: Can’t make it IRL but still want a signed copy? Order directly from our site!  Please email us at questions@reparations.club if you have any additional needs\, questions\, or accessibility concerns. ABOUT THE BOOK: A MAGNIFICENT NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING\, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF A FAST-PACED\, JUICY DEBUT NOVEL THAT PEEKS BEHIND THE CURTAIN AT THE CUTTHROAT WORLD OF HIP-HOP MUSIC AND THE GLAMOROUS MAGAZINE SCENE IN THE LATE 1990S\, WRITTEN BY THE ULTIMATE INSIDERIt’s 1999\, and Nikki Rose is the only Black editor on the staff of a prestigious fashion magazine she once thought would be her ticket to becoming a respected editor-in-chief. But after being told one too many times by her boss that “Black girls don’t sell magazines\,” she walks away to take over Sugar\, a struggling hip-hop music and lifestyle magazine with untapped potential.Thrown into an entirely new world of wealth\, decadence\, and debauchery\, Nikki has just six months to save Sugar—and her own dreams. As she pulls all-nighters at the office and parties with the era’s most influential bad boys\, Nikki must prove she has what it takes to lead. But her most dangerous challenge is evading Alonzo Griffin\, her very married\, very powerful ex-boyfriend and former boss\, who’s determined to destroy both her and Sugar. Along the way\, Nikki leans on a circle of loyal friends\, and navigates unexpected romances that force her to reckon with what—and who—she truly wants.If I Ruled the World is a smart\, utterly immersive romp through one of the most dynamic eras in pop culture history—a story of ambition\, friendship\, love\, and the journey to finding your own voice.  An award-winning media executive and author\, AMY DUBOIS BARNETT earned national acclaim as the editor in chief of Ebony\, Teen People—where she made history as the first Black woman to helm a major mainstream magazine in the US—and Honey\, as well as the deputy editor in chief of Harper’sBazaar. She has held senior leadership roles at Paramount\, Hearst\, Disney\, Time Inc.\, and several independently owned media brands. Barnett has a BA from Brown and an MFA in creative writing from Columbia. She resides in Los Angeles. If I Ruled the World is her debut novel.  A Stanford & NYU alum\, RYAN MICHELLE BATHÉ most recently led the NBC drama series THE ENDGAME and the film BOY IN THE WALL\, directed by Constance Zimmer. She previously starred in BET+’s FIRST WIVES CLUB and CBS’ ALL RISE. Along with her husband Sterling K. Brown\, Bathé writes and produces the award-winning podcast WE DON’T ALWAYS AGREE\, which discusses their relationship\, as well as everything from religion\, health and wellness\, and good manners to good music.  Refund Policy: At Rep Club\, we are committed to providing a valuable experience for all attendees. However\, we understand sometimes plans change. Below is our refund policy for ticket purchases: Refund Eligibility: Requests for refunds must be made no later than 14 calendar days prior to the event date via Eventbrite only. – After this deadline\, no refunds will be issued\, except under extraordinary circumstances (see “Force Majeure” below). – Refunds will only be issued to the original purchaser via the original method of payment (i.e. Eventbrite). Non-Refundable Items: Processing fees and service charges are non-refundable\, unless the event is canceled by the organizer (i.e. Rep Club). Event Cancellation or Rescheduling – If the event is canceled by the organizer\, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders\, including any fees paid. – If the event is rescheduled\, your ticket will automatically be valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend the rescheduled date\, a refund request can be made within 7 calendar days of the rescheduling notice. No-Show Policy If you do not attend the event and have not contacted us by the refund deadline\, unfortunately no refund will be issued. Contact Us If you have any questions regarding this refund policy\, please contact us at questions@reparations.club.
URL:https://www.bookswell.club/event/rep-club-presents-amy-dubois-barnett-the-gathering-spot/
LOCATION:The Gathering Spot LA\, 5211 West Adams Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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