Event

Secret Bookswap

"The best way of keeping a secret is to pretend there isn't one."
Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

Joining us will be WENDY C. ORTIZ, whose startling and exquisite memoir, Excavation, is one of our favorites in recent history. In it, she tells the story of her five-year relationship with her teacher while she was a teenager at a private school in southern California. It's about writing, power, and finding your place in an adult world. It's also about secrets, and the power of shining light in dark places.

So, for February Bookswap, bring a book about a secret. Any secret will do, even one the author is keeping from you. Be prepared to talk about your book, and swap it for someone else's fave.

Bookswap is an exclusive private party inside a bookstore, and tickets do sell out. We close the store, open up the bar, serve dinner, and give our guests tons of swag and discounts. $25 gets you all that and MORE. All you have to do is bring a book.

Tickets available in-store, and at brownpapertickets.com. Tickets must be purchased in advance.