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Joni B. Cole – Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death – in conversation with Liza Bernard
November 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free
Join us as we talk about the stories behind the stories that make up Party Like It’s 2044: Finding the Funny in Life and Death, a collection of eclectic essays by acclaimed writer and teacher, Joni B. Cole. Come for the conversation and leave with a prompt to tap into your own meaningful memories.
Joni B. Cole writes about her worries that Vlad the Impaler may be a distant cousin. She feuds with a dead medium. She thinks (or overthinks) about power trips, insulting birthday cards, and the real reasons writers hate Amazon. At once irreverent and thought provoking, Cole offers a joy ride that lands smack on the sweet spot between soul searching and social commentary, between humor and heft.
“Fabulously readable and thoroughly engaging, it is Cole’s voice that makes her stories sing. Whether she’s leading us into laughter, or holding our hand through dazzling moments of emotional recognition, Cole takes writing seriously while taking herself lightly, and thereby illuminating the world with these memorable essays.”—Gina Barreca; author, scholar, and humorist
“Vibrant, provocative, funny and flavorful…Cole’s deep and generous thinking makes room and fresh air: worth breathing deeply.”—Joan Frank, author of Late Work
Joni B. Cole is the author of seven books, including two acclaimed guides for writers: Good Naked: How to Write More, Write Better, and Be Happier (listed among Poets & Writers Magazine’s “best books for writers”) and Toxic Feedback: Helping Writers Survive and Thrive. She teaches writing at a diversity of academic and nonprofit organizations, and is a contributor to The Writer magazine and Jane Friedman blog.
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The Yankee Bookshop will be on hand with copies of Party Like It’s 2044 for purchase and signing.
This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs (below) are appreciated as seating is limited. Your RSVP is a notice of your intent to attend, not a guaranteed seat reservation. Please email programs@normanwilliams.org for more information.
