

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Emily Nemens' CLUTCH w/ Nick Fuller Googins
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Mechanics' Hall &amp; Back Cove Books present the launch of Emily Nemens' new book CLUTCHAbout this EventClutch follows a group of five women, friends for twenty years, as they navigate the biggest challenges of their lives, asking: When you’re hanging on by your fingernails, how can you extend a hand to the ones you love?As undergrads, Reba, Hillary, Carson, Gregg, and Bella formed the kind of rare bond that college brochures promise—friendship that lasts a lifetime. Two decades later, the women are spread across the country but remain firmly tethered through their ever-unfurling group chat. They’ve made it through COVID and childbirth and midcareer challenges, but no one can anticipate what’s coming down the pike.The five women converge on Palm Springs for a long overdue reunion: Gregg, who has forged a path as a progressive Texas legislator, is facing a huge decision about her political future. Reba, who moved back to the Bay Area after decades away, is deep in IVF treatments while caring for her aging parents and navigating a San Francisco she hardly recognizes. Hillary’s medical career in Chicago is going great—but at home, her husband’s struggles with addiction have derailed their life. In New York City, Bella faces the biggest case in her career as a litigator while her home life crumbles around her, and across the river in Brooklyn, Carson is working on a new novel as well as forging a possible relationship with the father she’s never met.Twenty years into their shared friendship, the stakes are higher than ever, and they must help one another reconcile professional ambition with personal tumult. Clutch is a big, beautiful, and deeply absorbing novel that asks how much space and heart we can give to our friends and our families, and what space we can save for ourselves.This conversation between Emily Nemens and Nick Fuller Googins is presented by and . The event takes place on Wednesday, February 4, at 7:00 PM. Doors open to the public at 6:30 PM. Following the conversation, there will be a Q&amp;A and book signing.ABOUT THE AUTHOR’ debut novel, The Cactus League, was a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and named one of NPR’s and Lit Hub’s favorite books of 2020. Her stories have appeared in BOMB, The Gettysburg Review, n+1, and elsewhere; her illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker and in collaboration with Harvey Pekar. Emily spent over a decade editing literary quarterlies, including leading  and serving as co-editor and prose editor of The Southern Review. She held the 2022-23 Picador Professorship (University of Leipzig) and teaches in the MFA program at Bennington College. She lives in central New Jersey with her husband and dog.ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER is the author of the novels, The Frequency of Living Things and The Great Transition. His short fiction and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Men’s Health, The Sun, The Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere. He lives in Maine, and works as an elementary school teacher. He is a member of the Maine Writers &amp; Publishers Alliance, as well as the National Education Association, the largest labor union in the United States.PARKING &amp; TRANSPORTATIONThe Greater Portland Metro’s Congress &amp; Casco Street Stop is directly in front of our building, served by routes 1, 7, 8, and 9B.Parking is available at the Arts District Garage, which has entrances on Casco and Brown Street, with a rate of $5 per hour. Metered street parking is available on Congress, Casco, Cumberland, Free Street, and other nearby streets. Free hourly street parking is available between Parris and Alder Street.ACCESSIBILITYTo enter our building, patrons will need to navigate a single step. The building is wheelchair accessible via a small modular ramp. There is a wheelchair-accessible elevator.If you need accessibility accommodations/questions please contact us at programming@mainemechanics.org or 207-773-8396.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, health-wellness, dog
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mechanics' Hall
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- **full address**: Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 04 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mechanics' Hall, 519 Congress Street, Portland, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
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- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mechanics' Hall (Maine)
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, health-wellness, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Emily Nemens' CLUTCH w/ Nick Fuller Googins ?
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