Mom Brain - A Reading and Conversation with Shayne Terry from "Leave: A Postpartum Account"

Join us for an engaging session with Brooklyn-based writer Shayne Terry, who will read from her book Leave: A Postpartum Account (Autofocus Books, 2025). 📖

This book offers a profound exploration of birth trauma, shedding light on postpartum pain and the challenges of healing within a flawed healthcare system. Praised by the Chicago Review of Books as "An important, stunning book that explores complications of healing from a significant birth injury amid a broken health care system and intergenerational trauma, while also examining the link between birth and death," this reading promises to be impactful. 🌟

What is MOM BRAIN?

Each month, we invite a writer to share their poetry or prose, followed by a loosely facilitated conversation. The session concludes with our guest reading a kids’ book of their choice—think of it as story time for adults! Babies and kids are welcome, but not required. ✨

Open to parents, caregivers, grandparents, chosen family, and the parent curious.

Hosted by: Caroline Calvert, Claire Seizovic, and Erica Stern.

Location: Little Gems, 709 Washington St, Evanston, IL 60202, USA

Special Offer: Enjoy 10% off at @littlegemsevanston + book sales by @bookedevanston! 📚

RSVP here — the venue may charge a fee for no-shows.