Reality Bites Back: A Reading by Jenn Pozner
On Sunday, I had the good fortune to hear Jenn Pozner read from Reality Bites Back at Women & Children First Bookstore. I was very excited to hear her read, and to hang out with some Chifems, especially since this was the first book for the Chifems Book Club. Plus, I’ve had the good fortune to be able to converse with her on Twitter occasionally, so I was sure this would be an amazing event, and I was right.
Jenn Pozner is an engaging speaker. She didn’t just read dryly from the book as some authors are apt to do. She read a bit from the introduction and then asked us to vote on what we wanted to hear more about. She then read pieces of the chapters and supplemented the text with information from her research that didn’t make it into the book. She was funny and in tune with the audience while reading and, afterwards, while answering questions. The discussion fostered by the Q&A session was also lively and engaging, and probably could have gone on for another hour if time allowed.
It was an absolutely fantastic reading. If you ever get a chance to see Jenn Pozner read in person, don’t miss it!
Any other Chifems who were there have anything to add?