Maggie Nelson with Claire Dederer — 'Like Love: Essays and Conversations'
The following description comes from the event organizer.
Arranged chronologically, Like Love shows the writing, thinking, feeling, reading, looking, and conversing that occupied Nelson while writing iconic books such as Bluets and The Argonauts.
Third Place Books is thrilled to welcome critically acclaimed essayist, poet, and critic Maggie Nelson to our Seward Park store! Nelson will be discussing her new career-spanning collection, Like Love: Essays and Conversations, with local critic and memoirist Claire Dederer. Tickets are required in advance.
What you need to know:
- All tickets come with a copy of the event's featured book.
- Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. Pre-order of the book will not grant you access to the event.
- If you are unable to attend the event, your book will be placed on hold at our Seward Park store. You may request to have your book placed on hold at our Ravenna or Lake Forest Park location. Please allow time for transfer.
Copies of Like Love: Essays and Conversations and other books by Maggie Nelson will be available for purchase at the store. This event will include a public signing and time for audience Q&A. Sustain our author series by purchasing a copy of the featured book in advance!
About Like Love. . .
A career-spanning collection of inspiring, revelrous essays about art and artist
Like Love is a momentous, raucous collection of essays drawn from twenty years of Maggie Nelson’s brilliant work. These profiles, reviews, remembrances, tributes, and critical essays, as well as several conversations with friends and idols, bring to life Nelson’s passion for dialogue and dissent. The range of subjects is wide—from Prince to Carolee Schneemann to Matthew Barney to Lhasa de Sela to Kara Walker—but certain themes recur: intergenerational exchange; love and friendship; feminist and queer issues, especially as they shift over time; subversion, transgression, and perversity; the roles of the critic and of language in relation to visual and performance arts; forces that feed or impede certain bodies and creators; and the fruits and follies of a life spent devoted to making.
Arranged chronologically, Like Love shows the writing, thinking, feeling, reading, looking, and conversing that occupied Nelson while writing iconic books such as Bluets and The Argonauts. As such, it is a portrait of a time, an anarchic party rich with wild guests, a window into Nelson’s own development, and a testament to the profound sustenance offered by art and artists.
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