Rooftop CHAIku with Wendy Shanker
Wednesday, February 22 at 9:00 p.m. on the roof at Next@19th
Wendy Shanker’s The Fat Girl’s Guide to Life (Bloomsbury USA) changed the way women around the world relate to their weight and bodies; and her byline has appeared in Glamour, Self, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Us Weekly (Fashion Police), and alternative magazines including Bust and Bitch and on MTV. Shanker is also the scriptwriter for major events like Glamour’s Woman of the Year Awards, The National Magazine Awards, and GLAAD’s Media Advertising Awards. Join Next@19th’s forum for literary lovers atop Next@19th cultural center as she shares her work and some haikus rooted in her personal Jewish experiences. This event is free and open to the public, with donations welcome.