# Event Details - **Event Name**: Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Please join us for a book launch celebrating The New People by Andrea Uptmor! Andrea will be in conversation with Adrienne Gunn.About this EventPlease join us for a book launch celebrating The New People by Andrea Uptmor! For this event, Andrea will be in conversation with Adrienne Gunn.A searing and strikingly intimate debut set in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, about a newly married lesbian couple who move into a flipped foreclosure, unaware that the former homeowners are still living in the attic.Months after the housing bubble bursts, newlywed Chicagoans Emma and Rachel move into a charming little house in a conservative Indiana college town, hoping for a fresh start after a painful miscarriage. As Rachel immerses herself in her new role as a tenure-track professor and bestselling novelist, adjunct Emma struggles in the shadow of her wife’s success. Desperate to build something of her own, Emma secretly pursues IVF, even as Rachel insists they wait to have children. The house, initially a symbol of new beginnings, becomes a refuge for Emma from the town she’s convinced is set against her—until strange occurrences make her question whether she and her wife are truly alone.They aren’t.Andrea Uptmor received her MFA in fiction at the University of Minnesota, and her short fiction has been published in McSweeney’s, PANK, and The Masters Review, among others. She lives in the Chicago area with her family.Adrienne Gunn is a writer and podcaster obsessed with pop culture. Her bestselling novel FAN FAVORITE follows a messy thirtysomething as she plummets into the unhinged world of reality TV dating in pursuit of her One True Love. A long-time Chicagoan, Adrienne’s been a columnist for Chicago Magazine, appeared as a storyteller at Steppenwolf Theater, and her one-woman show MOTHER OF THE YEAR! debuted and returned to sold out Windy City audiences. Visit her at www.adriennegunn.com.Accessibility: This event is hosted at the bookstore, which is a wheelchair accessible space. Masks are strongly encouraged for this event. We have one industrial air purifier, two smaller air purifiers, and four ceiling fans throughout our space. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. To request ASL interpretation for this event, please email events@womenandchildrenfirst.com by no later than 14 days before the event. For other access needs please email . - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/book-launch-the-new-people-by-andrea-uptmor/100001991320060907 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Women & Children First - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Chicago - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Women & Children First - **lat**: 41.97722220000001 - **long**: -87.6682417 - **full address**: Women & Children First, 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/386eafc1b748db6101cc0e49fdf22da4dbf463f248e13dc5c8356823ecd2d065-rimg-w1200-h600-dcdeb951-gmir.jpg?v=1780963417 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor being held? - **A:** Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor takes place on Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 23 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Women & Children First, 5233 North Clark Street, Chicago, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor? - **A:** Book Launch: The New People by Andrea Uptmor is organized by Women & Children First. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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