# Event Details - **Event Name**: In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: A dazzling, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl in Philadelphia trying to figure out who—or what—she might be.About this EventEvent guidelines:Each ticket will include either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card.Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event.A signing will follow the talk.Home address is collected for contact tracing purposes; it will not be used otherwise.The event will also be livestreamed for free here: https://youtube.com/live/m7EE8c6H2e0As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out.If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact eventhelp@booksaremagic.net.A dazzling, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl in Philadelphia trying to figure out who—or what—she might be.One afternoon, on a visit to the Bronx Zoo, a jaguar tells six-year-old Grace Goldberg-Li that she isn’t human. But this is something that Grace has already suspected. Her life seems normal, but no one else, not even her beloved sister seems to be experiencing things as brightly and painfully as she does. As she approaches adolescence, Grace begins to think that she might be an alien. Maybe this would explain the urge to steal every beautiful object she can find, or the peculiar voice in her head that’s fixated on the apocalypse of climate change, insisting that everyone she loves is going to die.In adulthood, Grace still doesn’t have the answer to the strangeness that seems to be outside and inside her. Is it the world that is unusual and falling apart? Or is it her? She will attempt, over and over, to remake herself and find a place in it. She will fall recklessly in love with a gorgeous doctoral student; she will merge into a tree during the pandemic; she will become the best employee that Wendy’s has ever seen; she will travel to the ends of the earth and keep going.Tender, profound, and endlessly imaginative, Rachel Calnek-Sugin’s Universe of Grace is a transcendent coming-of-age story in a world that’s uncertain and wondrous in equal measure. Covering the span of a single life and everything it touches, Universe of Grace shows us that we are each more interconnected, vast, and variable than we can ever know.Born and raised in New York City, Rachel Calnek-Sugin is a writer, social worker, and educator committed to our individual and collective liberation through art-making, community building, and personal transformation. She loves trees, dancing down the streets of Brooklyn, and cooking extravagant meals for her loved ones. She works as a therapist in New York City’s public schools and writes fiction, nonfiction, plays, and the occasional subway-poem. Universe of Grace is her first novel.Katie Yee is a writer from Brooklyn. She has received fellowships from the Center for Fiction, the Asian American Writers' Workshop, and Kundiman. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Joyland, No Tokens, The Believer, the Washington Square Review, and Literary Hub. Her first novel, Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar, was a New York Times Notable Book in 2025, won the 2025 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, and was longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. By day, she works at the Brooklyn Museum. By night, she writes, usually under the watch of her judgmental rescue dog, Ollie. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/in-store-rachel-calnek-sugin-universe-of-grace-w-katie-yee/100002002838274193 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Doors Open At: 6:30 PM - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Books Are Magic Montague - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10.89, max: 31.56, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Books Are Magic Montague - **lat**: 40.6945995 - **long**: -73.994642 - **full address**: Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/bee493849c7c1561ac11060cf3e258f310c7112cf7ed4e269011c4957ab1f02c-rimg-w1200-h600-dc184888-gmir.jpg?v=1790991072 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee being held? - **A:** In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee takes place on Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 17 Nov, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Books Are Magic Montague, 122 Montague Street, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee? - **A:** In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee is organized by Books Are Magic. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** In-Store: Rachel Calnek-Sugin: Universe of Grace w/ Katie Yee is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Brooklyn, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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