# Event Details - **Event Name**: Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 01 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 01 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: “A voice both familiar and full of verve.” —Patricia Lockwood, author of No One is Talking About ThisAbout this EventEvent guidelines:All attendees are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask at all times.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/AataBwsgQ7MAs 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 debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman—an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this former “good Democrat” even further to the political left.At the heart of this funny, acerbic, and bravely honest book of essays is Maris Kreizman, a former rule follower and ambition monster who once believed the following truths to be self-evident: that working very hard would lead to admission to a good college, which would lead to a good job at a good company, which would then lead to personal fulfillment and a sense of purpose, along with adequate health care and eventual home ownership and plenty of money waiting in a retirement account. Like any good Democrat and feminist, she believed that if she just worked hard and played by the rules, she was guaranteed a safe and comfortable life.Now in her forties, the only thing Maris Kreizman knows for sure is that she no longer has faith in American institutions or any of their hollow promises. Now she knows that the rules are meant to serve some folks better than others; and, actually, they serve no one all that well—not even Kreizman. Disturbed by the depth and scope of the liberal myths in which she once so fervently believed, Kreizman takes readers on an intimate journey that revisits some of her most profound revelations, demonstrating that it’s never too late to become radicalized.With Kreizman’s signature wit and blunt self-reflection, and more than a little transformative rage, I Want to Burn This Place Down is a book for anyone who wishes they could go back in time to give their younger selves the real truth about the fractured country they have inherited—and the encouragement to rebuild something better in its place.Maris Kreizman is an essayist and columnist for Literary Hub whose work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and Esquire. She hosted The Maris Review, an intimate author interview podcast, from 2018 to 2023. A former board member of the National Book Critics Circle, she has served as a judge for the annual NBCC Awards as well as for the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award. She is the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a blog and book that celebrate the intersection of literature and pop culture. She was previously the editorial director of Book of the Month, the editorial director of digital content at barnesandnoble.com, and a publishing outreach lead at Kickstarter. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and her books.Emma Straub is the New York Times-bestselling author of the novels This Time Tomorrow, The Vacationers, Modern Lovers, and We're All Adults Here, and the picture books Very Good Hats and Gaga Mistake Day. She and her husband own Books Are Magic, two independent bookstores in Brooklyn, New York. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brooklyn/offsite-maris-kreizman-i-want-to-burn-this-place-down-w-emma-straub/100001357770150069 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 29.39, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Brooklyn - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch - **lat**: 40.69564580000001 - **long**: -73.9912976 - **full address**: Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch, 286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/a5838be1f105f8e29dfbce36be00682cd15a64324974e8c4bc0a4fa742239413-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd2e0ad-gmir.jpg?v=1747659070 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub being held? - **A:** Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub takes place on Tue, 01 Jul, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 01 Jul, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Brooklyn Public Library - Brooklyn Heights Branch, 286 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub? - **A:** Tickets for Offsite: Maris Kreizman: I Want to Burn This Place Down w/ Emma Straub are priced at USD 29 per person. 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