Author Event! Gillian Deacon x Emmy Laybourne

Schedule

Sun Feb 15 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

1113 Montana Ave | Santa Monica, CA

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In person author event with Gillian Deacon x Emmy Laybourne at Zibby's Bookshop, 1113 Montana Ave, Santa Monica 90403!
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About the book:

A refreshing look at the inevitability of uncertainty and how it can help make the hard parts of life more manageable.

“Gill―high level of comfort with uncertainty,” a producer once noted. But Gill Deacon’s comfort level is put to the test over the course of an illness that is as mysterious as it is debilitating. During this time of not knowing, Deacon investigates the nature of uncertainty itself and demonstrates how we can choose to draw on our innate resilience and learn to thrive in an ever-changing world. She reminds us that, like comedy improvisation and jazz music, beautiful things can result from the unpredictable and unplanned. While providing evidence of the beauty in not knowing, she makes a clear and compelling case that uncertainty is a condition we are built for. In fact, our best shot at creativity, innovation, and human connection occurs when we radically embrace the uncertainty we habitually struggle against.

This thoughtful examination of uncertainty by a warm and wise fellow traveller is a balm that can soothe us in troubling times.

About the authors:

Gillian Deacon is an award-winning broadcaster and writer. She is the author of the national bestsellers There’s Lead in Your Lipstick: Toxins in Everyday Bodycare and How to Avoid Them; Green for Life; and the memoir Naked Imperfection. Gill lives in Toronto with her husband and their three sons.

Emmy Laybourne is the author of six novels: the Monument 14 trilogy, Sweet, and the Berserker duology. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, American Library Association, VOYA, YALSA, and the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee, among others, and translated into 9 languages. Her debut, Monument 14, was a NYT Editor’s Pick. In 2024, Emmy founded Fight Your Phone, an organization dedicated to helping people break away from addictive apps. You can find out more about her work at emmylaybourne.com and fightyourphone.com


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1113 Montana Ave, 1113 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, United States

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