Mom Brain featuring Sara Levine reading from "Nursing P0rn"
We are so lucky to have as our November reader Evanston’s own Sara Levine, who will be reading from her 2005 (!!) essay on breastfeeding, “Nursing Porn.” If you have ever romanticized the thought of becoming a parent before the dawn of social media, Sara’s essay reminds us that millennial mothers are by no means the first generation to experience a visual onslaught of seductive and haunting images of idealized motherhood and breastfeeding. We’re grateful to Sara for helping us create a space to hold an intimate and frank conversation on those first few challenging weeks of babyfeeding.
Sara is the author of the novels The Hitch and Treasure Island!!! and the short story collection Short Dark Oracles. She earned a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Brown University and was awarded a Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities. She teaches creative writing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and on Substack at Delusions of Grammar.
What is MOM BRAIN?
Each month, we invite a writer to share their own poetry or prose, followed by a loosely facilitated conversation. The session closes with our guest reading a kids’ book of their choice. Like story time, but with books for grown-ups too! Babies and kids welcome, but not required ✨
*Open to parents, caregivers, grandparents, chosen family, the parent curious, etc.
Hosted by Caroline Calvert, Claire Seizovic, and Erica Stern.
Friday, November 13th @ 10 AM.
Little Gems (709 Washington Street, Evanston)
Plus 10% off at @littlegemsevanston!