For one night only, Issa Rae, creator of the hit web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, will discuss her new memoir with Chicago’s own Samantha Irby. Issa Rae’s work has garnered over 20 million views and over 150,000 YouTube subscribers. In addition to making Glamour magazine’s “35 Under 35” list and Forbes’s “30 Under 30,” she won the Shorty Award for Best Web Show, partnered with Shonda Rhimes on an ABC television series, and is currently developing a half-hour co...
For one night only, Issa Rae, creator of the hit web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, will discuss her new memoir with Chicago’s own Samantha Irby. Issa Rae’s work has garnered over 20 million views and over 150,000 YouTube subscribers. In addition to making Glamour magazine’s “35 Under 35” list and Forbes’s “30 Under 30,” she won the Shorty Award for Best Web Show, partnered with Shonda Rhimes on an ABC television series, and is currently developing a half-hour comedy with Larry Wilmore for HBO. Issa’s work has been noted in The New York Times, Elle, Rolling Stone, MSNBC, Essence, and more. Issa will be in conversation with the hilarious Samantha Irby, author of Meaty, host of Guts and Glory: Live Lit for the Lionhearted, and blogger at bitchesgottaeat.
To attend this event, you will need to purchase Issa Rae's book THE MISADVENTURES OF AWKWARD BLACK GIRL. With the purchase of the book, a companion ticket is available for just $5. Limit one companion ticket per book. Attendees cannot buy just the companion ticket. You can buy the book over the phone by calling the store at 773-769-9299 or going online to http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/book/9781476749051
This event will be held at The Swedish American Museum, 5211 N. Clark St. just a half-block away from Women & Children First.
