All She Wrote Books Presents: Author Shoshana von Blanckensee
When:
Thursday, Jul 23, 2026 7:00p -
8:30p
Thursday, Jul 23, 2026 7:00p -
8:30p
Where:
All She Wrote Books
75 Washington Street
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143
Admission:
$21.25
Hosted by:
Categories:
Good for Groups, LGBTQ+, Meetup
Event website:
https://www.allshewrotebooks.com/events-1/all-she-wrote-books-presents-author-shoshana-von-blanckensee
Join All She Wrote Books on Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00pm, as we welcome author Shoshana von Blanckensee! We are SO EXCITED to celebrate the paperback release of Shoshana's novel — Girls Girls Girls! This book is a piercing exploration of the choices we make in the thrilling and often confounding search for ourselves and home.
This book launch event will include a moderated discussion with author Kit Haggard, an audience Q&A, and a signing by Shoshana!
"Inclusivity" isn't just a buzzword to us. We make every effort to ensure our space and events are accessible to and for everyone. If you or someone in your party needs accommodations, please email us at [email protected].
About Girls Girls Girls
It’s the summer of ’96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends) Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their neighbors and the stifling demands of Hannah’s devout Orthodox Jewish mother. In San Francisco, they will finally be together as a real couple, out in the open, around other queer people. Even if the move means leaving behind Hannah’s beloved Bubbe. When the financial strains of West Coast living push the girls to start stripping at The Chez Paree—yet another secret Hannah must keep from her family—Hannah feels trapped. Sam wants her at the club, but Hannah hates stripping nearly as much as she hates disappointing Sam. Then Hannah meets Chris, an older butch lesbian, who is immediately taken with her. Desperate to stay in San Francisco, but away from the leering men at the club, Hannah proposes an escort arrangement. But as Hannah falls deeper into Chris’ world and Sam starts to meet new queer friends, a rift forms between them. Without Sam, who is Hannah? And what becomes of San Francisco to Hannah alone—a space rich with queer possibility, or an intimidating, unfamiliar place, just as lonely as the one she’d left behind?
About the Authors
Shoshana von Blanckensee lives in Berkeley, California, with her partner and kids. She is an Oncology Nurse by day, and a writer by any available moment. Girls Girls Girls is her debut novel.
Kit Haggard is a writer and editor. Her debut novel, Rushlights, will publish with Putnam in June of 2027. Haggard has been named a Bread Loaf scholar, Mass Cultural Council artist fellow, and Spruceton Inn resident. Books she’s edited have appeared on "best of" lists by the New York Times, Elle, and Tor.com, among other accolades.
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