Powell's Presents: Lauren Kessler in Conversation With Rene Denfeld
Schedule
Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
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Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's City of Books) | Portland, OR
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After tragedy upended the contours of her life, Lauren Kessler, an unflinching immersion journalist, felt compelled to move — to do something, to be somewhere else. So she set out alone on the famed Camino de Santiago, walking across Spain to create space between the life she'd lived and the life she hadn't chosen but now inhabited.Raw and luminous, Everything Changes Everything (Balance) is a story about facing what we'd rather avoid, about the wounds we carry, hide, and — sometimes — heal. It's about the privilege of choosing hardship, the grace of temporary friendship, the solace of kindred spirits, and the power of movement to unstick what's stuck. It's also about unfounded optimism, unlikely laughter, and the way grief and beauty can coexist in a single step.
Kessler will be joined in conversation by Rene Denfeld, author of Sleeping Giants.
Buy the book: https://www.powells.com/events/lauren-kessler-9780306835759
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