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House of Speakeasy
New York, NY
June 4, 2024
Seriously Entertaining is House of SpeakEasy’s acclaimed series of literary cabarets where authors take the stage to riff and ruminate informally, dinner-theater-style, on the evening’s theme. The Wall Street Journal calls it “Think-y entertainment for New York’s book-loving crowd,” The New York Times says it’s “a literary mixtape [with] perfect flow and variety,” and CBS Local News adds: “You have never seen a cabaret quite like this…. The lineup includes some of the most brilliant minds in the literary and artistic worlds.”
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MLK Jr. Memorial Library
Washington, DC
March 6, 2024
Join the Library and Politics and Prose for a very special conversation with author Eric Klinenberg for his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed. In conversation with special guest Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden, Klinenberg will explore this account of a pivotal year in history through the experiences of seven New Yorkers.
Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing, and a limited number of copies will be available as giveaways courtesy of the DC Public Library Foundation.
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Mill Valley Public Library
Mill Valley, CA
March 1, 2024
After the Library closes for the night, the Main Reading Room transforms into an intimate venue for community, connection, and learning in the Mill Valley Library’s After Hours series. Eric Klinenberg returns to Mill Valley for a special conversation about his new book 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed. Over the course of 2020, acclaimed sociologist and best-selling author Klinenberg followed seven New Yorkers whose experiences illuminate how Americans, and people across the globe, reckoned with 2020. Through these poignant stories, we revisit our own moments of hope and fear, the profound tragedies and losses in our communities, the mutual aid networks that brought us together, and the social movements that hinted at the possibilities of a better world.
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San Diego Public Library
San Diego, CA
February 28, 2024
Join renowned social critic and New York Times contributor Eric Klinenberg as he presents his latest work, 2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed.
An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. This event is free and open to the public. Reserved seating is available for you and a guest by pre-ordering a copy of 2020 from the Library Shop.
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Politics and Prose
Washington, DC
In most cities today, a third of the population lives alone. In his investigation of this demographic shift, the NYU sociology professor, editor of Public Culture, and author of Heat Wave, finds that living alone is on the rise in all age groups and classes, which suggests concurrent changes in attitudes toward marriage and family.
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Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn, NY
At 7 PM on Tuesday, March 6, join us for a panel discussion, “Singles Going Steady,” at Powerhouse Arena in Dumbo. The conversation will feature Eric Klinenberg, author of Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone; n+1 contributor Kate Bolick, who wrote the recent Atlantic cover story “Going Solo”; and n+1 contributor and podcast host Daniel Smith, author of Muses, Madmen, and Prophets and the forthcoming Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety. Drinks will be served. We hope to see you there!
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Central Library
Los Angeles, CA
Independents unite! In a powerful assessment of an unprecedented social change, a renowned sociologist chronicles the biggest demographic shift since the baby boom: we thrive when we go it alone.
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Books Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Eric Klinenberg discusses Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, a revelatory examination of the most significant demographic shift since the baby boom that offers surprising insights on the benefits of this epochal change.
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