BookPeople Presents: Julianna Glasse - This is What Happens When Women Read
About this Event
Format:
- This event is free and open to the public with a ticketed signing line.
- Location: The 2nd floor of BookPeople.
- Run time: 45-60 minute discussion, followed by a signing line.
- Check-in time: 6:15 P.M. Please have a copy of your ticket available (either printed out or on your phone) for check in.
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- In order to get a book signed, you must have purchased a book-included ticket or a copy of the event book the night of the event.
- The author will be personalizing copies of the book.
- For high volume events, post-talk signing lines can become very long. Signing line placement is determined on a first-come, first-served basis.
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About the book:
An empowering story of self-actualization by a former Christian pop star whose life was transformed when she began reading forbidden books.
At the peak of her fame, Julianna Glasse was a pop star, an exemplary wife, and a glamorous, high-profile influencer, one half of a Christian power couple. She and her husband, a Major League Baseball star, led Bible studies for his team and their wives. But when her love of reading led her to books like Plato’s Republic, de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex, Emerson’s essays, and poems by Dickinson, Rumi, and Rilke, something inside her shifted and she began to question things she’d previously accepted as truth. Aware she had crossed a line, she hid the books under her bed, in her linen closet, wherever they wouldn’t be found. When her husband discovered them, he was furious: “This is what happens when women read!” he bellowed—a phrase that liberated her. She left her marriage, the church, and her married name behind and embarked on a mission to educate herself and help women like her claim their agency.
In this riveting memoir, Julianna writes of her very public and painful split from both the church and her husband—the self-hatred, depression, shame, and suicidal impulses that almost destroyed her; the books she read that inspired her to embrace life as an autonomous, independent woman and pursue an advanced degree from Oxford University; and, finally, her path to self-discovery and purpose.
With a suggested reading list at the back of the book, This Is What Happens When Women Read is at once a dramatic personal story, a conversation starter about women’s liberation, and an inspiring tribute to the power of books.
About the author:
Julianna Glasse is a former Christian pop star and the founder and CEO of This Is What Happens When Women Read, a global organization dedicated to the liberation of women through education and safe community. She holds a master’s degree from the Saïd Business School at Oxford University, with which she has created a partnership to provide scholarships to educate, support, and empower women who have left restrictive religious communities. She currently resides in New York City.
About the moderator:
Jen Hatmaker is a bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, speaker, and fierce advocate for women living in freedom and agency. With 15 books—including five New York Times bestsellers—along with her beloved For the Love podcast, Jen Hatmaker Book Club, and more, she reaches millions with her signature mix of humor, vulnerability, and wisdom. Her newest book, AWAKE: A Memoir chronicles her raw, real-time journey through the shocking end of her 26-year marriage and surprising reinvention. She lives in a creaky old farmhouse, loves 90s country, and drinks Almond Joy creamer like it’s a personality trait. Find her at JenHatmaker.com.
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Where is it happening?
USD 0.00 to USD 35.17
