Late Night with Book Lovers

Schedule

Wed Oct 27 2021 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

Location

Shalom Austin | Austin, TX

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Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra who will be joining us live, virtually!
Register now at http://shalom.convio.net/booklovers.
​This program will be a mix of indoors and outdoors starting with a reception followed by the program.
Event Chairs: Eileen Ladd and Dana Shapiro Spaeth.
​Big Time: Stories by Jen Spyra​ is the debut collection of raucous, dark, strange, satirical stories from the former Late Show with Stephen Colbert writer and New Yorker contributor, featuring a foreword by Stephen Colbert. A bride so desperate to get in shape for her wedding that she enrolls in a new kind of workout program that promises the moon but costs more than she bargained for. A snowman who, on the wish of a child, comes to life in a decidedly less savory way than in the childhood classic. And in the title story, a time-hopping 1940s starlet tries to claw her way to the top in modern-day Hollywood, despite being ridiculously unwoke. In this uproarious, addictive debut, Jen Spyra takes a culture that seems almost beyond parody and holds it up to a funhouse mirror, immersing the reader in a world of prehistoric influencers, woodland creatures plagued by millennial neuroses, and an all-out birthday bash determined to be the most lavish celebration of all time, by any means necessary.​
(Please note, the book contains adult themes and content.) Copies of Big Time: Stories will be available for purchase at the event.
“Jen Spyra’s stories are shocking, silly, smart, and absurdly funny. Underline both those words, I don’t care how much it costs!”—Tina Fey
Insider Tip: We highly recommend listening to the audiobook version of Big Time: Stories for an even more entertaining experience. It is narrated by Jen Spyra, Stephen Colbert, Dan Stevens, Lauren Lapkus, Matt Rogers, Thomas Whittington.
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Where is it happening?

Shalom Austin, 7300 Hart Ln, Austin, United States

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