Overjoyed to celebrate the release of Aurielle Marie’s Gumbo Ya Ya from University of Pittsburgh Press/Pitt Poetry Series! It’s a much-anticipated collection here at the store. And we’re honored to welcome Aurielle Marie to our virtual events space alongside Deesha Philyaw, local writer, instructor, and award-winning author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies! Join us for a reading and a conversation with both these writers.

You can order Gumbo Ya Ya and Secret Lives of Church Ladies on our website! Check out our site here to view all of our upcoming events and local partnerships, purchase books directly from our inventory, and place orders for books we don't currently have in stock

This event will be hosted on Zoom. You'll receive the link to the Zoom meeting the day of the event via email. Free registration/ticket sales will end at 6:30pm ET on 10/12. Please email events@whitewhalebookstore.com if you miss this cut-off and need a ticket. For questions, check out our FAQ for events here.