# Event Details - **Event Name**: An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Join us on May 9th as we welcome authors Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy for a dual-author signing event!About this EventJoin Us for An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy!Get ready for a fun, in-store author signing featuring the amazing Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy. This is your chance to connect, chat, and enjoy an informative afternoon filled with great booksand inspiring conversations. Don’t miss out on making some amazing connections with these fantastic women! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/44088fe0-42bd-11f1-a0ab-0137025ce733-rimg-w577-h740-dcf4f4f4-gmir.jpg Sylvia Plath is an object of enduring cultural fascination—the troubled patron saint of confessional poetry, a writer whose genius is buried under the weight of her status as the quintessential literary sad girl. Emily Van Duyne—a superfan and scholar—radically reimagines the last years of Plath’s life, confronts her suicide and the construction of her legacy. Drawing from decades of study on Plath and her husband, Ted Hughes, the chief architect of Plath’s mythology; the life and tragic suicide of Assia Wevill, Hughes’s mistress; newly available archival materials; and a deep understanding of intimate partner violence, Van Duyne seeks to undo the silencing of Sylvia Plath and resuscitate her as the hardworking, brilliant writer she was.When Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother—a woman who was constantly available, endlessly patient, and immediately invested in her child to the exclusion of all else. Reddy had been raised by a single working mother, considered herself a feminist, and was well on her way to a PhD. Why did doing motherhood "right" feel so wrong?For answers, Reddy turned to the mid-20th century social scientists and psychologists whose work still forms the basis of so much of what we believe about parenting. It seems ludicrous to imagine modern moms taking advice from midcentury researchers. Yet, their bad ideas about so-called “good” motherhood have seeped so pervasively into our cultural norms. In The Good Mother Myth, Reddy debunks the flawed lab studies, sloppy research, and straightforward misogyny of researchers from Harry Harlow, who claimed to have discovered love by observing monkeys in his lab, to the famous Dr. Spock, whose bestselling parenting guide included just one (1!) illustration of a father interacting with his child.Emily Van Duyne is an associate professor at Stockton University and a 2022 Fulbright Scholar. Her work has appeared in Literary Hub, Women’s Studies Quarterly, Harvard Review, and American Poetry Review. She lives in New Jersey. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4aa2ee40-42bd-11f1-a0ab-0137025ce733-rimg-w1110-h740-dcf1f4ed-gmir.jpg Nancy Reddy is the author of The Good Mother Myth. Her previous books include the poetry collections Pocket Universe and Double Jinx, a winner of the National Poetry Series. With Emily Pérez, she’s co-editor of The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood. Her essays have appeared in Slate, Poets & Writers, Romper, The Millions, and elsewhere. The recipient of grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Sustainable Arts Foundation and a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, she teaches writing at Stockton University and writes the newsletter Write More, Be Less Careful. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hamilton/an-afternoon-with-emily-van-duyne-and-nancy-reddy/100001987932314065 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, nonprofit, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hamilton - **state**: NJ - **country**: United States - **location**: Books-A-Million - **lat**: 39.4511818 - **long**: -74.6381218 - **full address**: Books-A-Million, 2200 Wrangleboro Road, Hamilton, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/9e2a7d9f770021a825fbf84ef30117c7634f5013cb231bb4e3d2732b1d79d660-rimg-w1200-h600-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1777382671 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy being held? - **A:** An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Books-A-Million, 2200 Wrangleboro Road, Hamilton, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy? - **A:** An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy is organized by Books-A-Million. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Books-A-Million's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Books-A-Million a rating of 4.67/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. Books-A-Million has 126+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. Books-A-Million has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** An Afternoon with Emily Van Duyne and Nancy Reddy is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hamilton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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