Join us this Pride month at Fern & Fable Books in Ormond Beach, FL, for a reading and conversation with author Kristen Arnett, to celebrate the launch of her new book, Stop Me if You’ve Heard This Before. She will be joined in conversation by William Johnson, Director of PEN America Florida.
Following this reading and conversation, there will be a Q&A with questions from the audience and a book signing. Snacks will be provided.
About the book:
Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck, but she can write the book on what makes something funny: she’s a professional clown who creates raucous, zany fun at gigs all over Orlando. Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra cash, she’s always hustling. Not to mention balancing her judgmental mother, her messy love life, and her equally messy community of fellow performers.
Things start looking up when Cherry meets Margot the Magnificent—a much older lesbian magician—who seems to have worked out the lines between art, business, and life, and has a slick, successful career to prove it. With Margot’s mentorship and industry connections, Cherry is sure to take her art to the next level. Plus, Margot is sexy as hell. It’s not long before Cherry must decide how much she’s willing to risk for Margot and for her own explosive new act—and what kind of clown she wants to be under her suit.
