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	Brave Enough by Cheryl Strayed Price $16.95 Hardcover Special Order

An Evening with Dear Sugar: Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond

a live podcast recording of Dear Sugar Radio
and a discussion of Cheryl Strayed's Brave Enough

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

This event includes a book signing

Date

Nov

Tuesday
November 17, 2015
8:00 PM ET
(Doors at 6:30)

Location

First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

Tickets

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Harvard Book Store welcomes CHERYL STRAYED and STEVE ALMOND, bestselling authors and hosts of WBUR's Dear Sugar podcast, for a live recording of Dear Sugar Radio and a discussion of Strayed's latest book, Brave Enough.

Dear Sugar Radio is hosted by "the original Sugars" of The Rumpus's famous advice column and fields listener questions—no matter how deep or dark—with radical empathy. Cheryl Strayed is the author of the bestselling books Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things, and with Brave Enough brings us a collection of quotes—drawn from the wide range of her writings—that capture her wisdom, courage, and outspoken humor, presented in a gift-sized package. Cheryl will be joined by her Dear Sugar Radio co-host and the author of Against Football, God Bless America: Stories, and My Life in Heavy Metal, Steve Almond.

On Brave Enough

Around the world, thousands of people have found inspiration in the words of Cheryl Strayed, who in her three prior books and in her "Dear Sugar" columns has shared the twists and trials of her remarkable life. Her honesty, spirit, and ample supply of tough love have enabled many of us, even in the darkest hours, to somehow put one foot in front of the other—and be brave enough.

This book gathers, each on a single page, more than 100 of Strayed's indelible quotes and thoughts—"mini instruction manuals for the soul" that urge us toward the incredible capacity for love, compassion, forgiveness, and endurance that is within us all.

Be brave enough to break your own heart.
You can't ride to the fair unless you get on the pony.
Keep walking.
Acceptance is a small, quiet room.
Romantic love is not a competitive sport.
Forward is the direction of real life.
Ask yourself: What is the best I can do? And then do that.

Ask Dear Sugar:

Have a question for Dear Sugar? Need some advice on upcoming life changing moments? Or perhaps you just want to ask for some much needed gudiance? We'll have pens and notecards on hand during the event for you to write down all your questions for the Dear Sugar podcast to be answered and broadcasted live for the show! This will be in lieu of a formal Q&A with the authors.

Additional Titles

Backlist titles by Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond will also be for sale at the event. A book signing with both authors will follow the talk.

Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed is the bestselling author of the memoir Wild, the advice essay collection Tiny Beautiful Things, and the novel Torch. Strayed has written the "Dear Sugar" column on TheRumpus.net since March 2010. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Allure, Self, The Missouri Review, Brain, Child, Creative Nonfiction, The Sun and elsewhere. The winner of a Pushcart Prize as well as fellowships to the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and the Sewanee Writers' Conference, her essays and stories have been published in The Best American Essays, The Best American New Voices, and other anthologies.

Photo by Joni Kabana

Steve Almond

Steve Almond is the author of ten books of fiction and non-fiction, including the New York Times best sellers Candyfreak and Against Football. His short stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mysteries, and the Pushcart Prize anthologies. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. He lives outside Boston with his wife and three children.

UPDATE: Tickets for this event are sold out. Please note, we are often able to accommodate additional attendees from a standby line for sold out events. View our Sold Out Event FAQ for more information.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-returnable.

Walking from the Harvard Square T station: 2 minutes

As you exit the station, cross Mass. Ave. and look for the newsstand called Crimson Corner. Turn right and proceed north along Mass. Ave. going toward the Cambridge Common. You will pass the Harvard Coop, Bank of America, and CVS. The First Parish Church is located at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church St. Please enter through the front door of the church.

Unable to attend a Harvard Book Store author event? You can still pre-order a signed book by one of our visiting authors.

While we can't guarantee fulfillment of a signed book pre-order, our authors are almost always able to sign extra books to fulfill such orders.

Ordering a signed book on harvard.com:

Add the book to your shopping cart and then click Checkout.
Specify in Order Comments that you want a signed copy of the book.
Please note: online orders for signed copies must be placed at least one business day before the event. If you are ordering the day of, please call us instead.

Ordering a signed book by phone:

Call us at (617) 661-1515 and one of our booksellers will take your order. Specify you'd like a signed copy.
If you are requesting a personalized inscription and/or requesting your book be shipped, we'll need to take down credit card information. If you are planning to pick up the signed book in the store, you can pay on pick-up.

FAQ:

Can I request a personalized inscription?
Unless otherwise noted, we are happy to take requests for the author to sign your book to a specific person, but we can't guarantee it. If you do get a personalized inscription, the book will be non-returnable. We will require credit card information when you place the order.

Do signed books cost more?
There is no extra fee for a signed book!

Do I have to pick it up in the store, or can you deliver my signed book?
As with all web or phone orders, we can hold your book for in-store pickup, or ship it anywhere in the country.

I am planning to attend an author event. Do I need to pre-order a book?
No need. We'll be selling books at the event, and nearly all of our events include a signing at the end of the talk.

More questions? Give us a call!

Signing Guidelines

Copies of Brave Enough will be pre-signed by Cheryl Strayed, and the authors will be personalizing books during the signing. Due to time constraints, no posed photos with the authors and no books from home or memorabilia during the signing. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience!

Purchase the Book
Featured event books will be for sale at the event for 20% off. Thank you for supporting this author series with your purchases.

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