Michelle Kicherer’s “Sexy Life, Hello” in convo with Madeline Kenney

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Join in celebrating Michelle Kicherer’s novella SEXY LIFE, HELLO: “A dark comedy about a nanny who doubles as a porn star’s sexter.”

Michelle will be joined in conversation with Oakland-based musician Madeline Kenney.

Event includes a short, performative reading, live interview, Q&A, book signing and hangin.

About Sexy Life, Hello:

After getting fired from her job as a fourth grade teacher, Jane takes on two jobs at once: as a nanny for twin babies and as a sexter for a famous porn star. Soon, Jane is feeding Franny and Zooey with one hand and shooting off ridiculous sexts with the other. At first, she feels it’s like a joke: a lot of her clientele are into scat play or “mystical bestiality.” By the end of her first month on the sexting-nanny jobs, Jane is making significantly more money than she could have ever made as a teacher. She sees a way to move out of her rundown childhood home on the California Central Coast; a way to finally have a nice place of her own. And it feels great—until Jane realizes she isn’t as anonymous as she thought.

SEXY LIFE, HELLO teeters between satire and literary thriller. Infused with creepy-gross moments reminiscent of Ottessa Moshfegh and Miranda July, a dark, twisting storyline in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith, and a dry wit uniquely Kicherer, this fascinating debut novella introduces a bold and exciting new voice in contemporary literature.

No host bar. Come thirsty, leave with books and smiles.

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