# Event Details - **Event Name**: Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: About this EventCaroline Bock and Michelle Brafman co-launch their exciting new novels at The Ivy Bookshop!Caroline Bock's The Other Beautiful People is a workplace love story unlike any other. Set in the behind-the-scenes of the entertainment world, it's a dazzling cinematic novel about love, loss, and the search for meaning-- in work, family, and the spaces in between.In Michelle Brafman's Draw Near to Me, the highly-anticipated sequel to Swimming with Ghosts, the discovery of a desperately-hidden secret brings a family to the brink of collapse--the exact place where they may ultimately find true healing and forgiveness.Join us for this conversation between two authors who write with energy and heart about finding our way through life's challenging moments.Order THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE here!Order DRAW NEAR TO ME here!Caroline Bock’s first novel for adults, THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, a workplace love story, is inspired by her two-decade career at AMC, Bravo, IFC, and IFC Films. Her short fiction has recently been published in the Hopkins Review and will appear in the Best of Microfiction 2026. She is the co-president/prose editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. She lives in Maryland with her family. Michelle Brafman is the author of Washing the Dead, Bertrand Court: Stories, and Swimming with Ghosts, the companion novel to Draw Near to Me. Her work has appeared in Oprah Daily, O Quarterly, Slate, LitHub, Tablet, The Forward, and elsewhere. Learn more at michellebrafman.com. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/baltimore/caroline-bock-the-other-beautiful-people-and-michelle-brafman-draw-near-to-me/100001990040969109 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Baltimore - **state**: MD - **country**: United States - **location**: The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio - **lat**: 39.36997 - **long**: -76.64932569999999 - **full address**: The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio, 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/2a24a80c798755ca877cf82cfeaf7f94c4784ab21a7dfae05db8fa1e95148b46-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd2d667-gmir.jpg?v=1779310449 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME being held? - **A:** Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME takes place on Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 29 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio, 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME? - **A:** Caroline Bock THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE & Michelle Brafman DRAW NEAR TO ME is organized by The Ivy Bookshop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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