In Conversation: Lisa Genova & Heather Reisman

Event Details

Event type: All Ages

 Join New York Times-bestselling author Lisa Genova in conversation with Indigo's Chief Booklover Heather Reisman to celebrate the release of More or Less Maddy.

Event Guidelines:
- Must purchase a ticket to attend.
- Ticket includes access to the event and a copy of More or Less Maddy.
- Signing to follow in-conversation.
- Candid photography only.

 Access to Venue:
- The Wellington Event Venue is located at The Well, 486 Front St W.
- Please make your way to the Grand Spadina Entry* at the intersection of Front St. and Spadina Ave.
- Follow the signs to the access door for the Wellington Market between Groovy Shoes and Adidas.
- Take the stairs down to The Wellington Market.
- The Wellington Event Venue will be at the bottom of the stairs to the left. Staff will be in this area to help direct ticketholders to the venue.
- If any attendees require assistance or accommodation, we will assist them to use the retail elevators to the Lower Ground Level access point.
*Paid underground parking at The Well can be accessed off Wellington St W. Park on Level P3 and follow the signs to the 8 Spadina Ave. lobby. Exit 8 Spadina Ave. and follow the signs to the Upper Ground level access door between Groovy Shoes and Adidas. There will be a representative at the door to direct guests down the stairs or escalator.

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About the Book:

The powerhouse New York Times bestselling author and Harvard-trained neuroscientist returns with a breathless, exhilarating, and heartbreaking novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder and the ripple effects her mental health has on her family and her pursuit of a career in stand-up comedy.

Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between heaps of homework, finals, and navigating life in the city, it’s normal to be feeling the pressure. It doesn’t help that she’s always felt like the odd one out in her “perfect” Connecticut family: her blonde, toned, and tanned mother; her flawless, high-achieving, engaged sister, Emily; and her always popular, athletic, easygoing brother, Jack. Yet lately, Maddy’s highs seem dizzyingly high, and the lows seem terrifyingly low. Suddenly, the things that used to make her happy are becoming harder and harder to grasp.

When a spontaneous visit to a comedy club opens her eyes to a new hobby just as her mental health begins to spiral and an incident at a family Thanksgiving dinner leads to a terrifying breaking point—and to a new diagnosis—Maddy’s life starts to look quite different. As she struggles to accept her bipolar disorder and attempts to navigate her burgeoning stand-up career, she’ll have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.