Event Details
Minnesota natives Erin Connors and Julia Connors Soplop are authors and editors. They’re also sisters who share a long history of bursting each other’s bubbles with candid feedback and heavy use of the red pen. Join us for a conversation about their latest books, Wellspring and Information Crisis, as well as the challenges and rewards of working together in their writing lives.
Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m.
Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S. (Room 203)
Minneapolis, MN 55415
This event is free and open to the public. It will include readings and discussion, Q&A, signing, and refreshments.
Parking: Open Book has 35 free parking spaces in the surface lot on the east side of the Open Book building. These spaces are first come, first served. The spaces marked as reserved must remain available for building tenants and cannot be used by visitors. There are also metered spaces all around the Open Book building.
Books
No purchase necessary to attend. For those who would like to buy books, there will be a limited number available for purchase at the event by Venmo or check only. Feel free to order copies ahead of time (wherever books are sold!) and bring them to be signed.
Author Bios
Erin Connors is an educator, writer, and the author of Wellspring: How Our Reproductive Journeys Shape Our Lives and the short story collection Stray Dogs and Saviors. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Asheville Citizen-Times and Understanding and Dismantling Privilege. She lives with her family in Nassau, Bahamas, where she runs a school during the week and swims and dives on the weekends. She continues to gather stories of how our reproductive journeys shape our lives.
Julia Soplop is a science writer and the author of Information Crisis: How a Better Understanding of Science Can Help Us Face the Greatest Problems of Our Time (winner of an Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Award), Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped U.S. History (winner of an Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Award and a Feathered Quill Book Award), and Documenting Your World Through Photography. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including National Geographic, Summit Daily News, and Skiing. She also develops thought leadership for organizations that address issues of scientific, social, or technological concern. She holds a bachelor’s from Duke University and a master’s from the medical journalism program at UNC-Chapel Hill. She lives with her husband, three daughters, and their pandemic rescue pup outside of Chapel Hill, NC. You can visit her online here.
