Erica Vanstone in Conversation With Kim Stegeman & Michelle Kicherer

Founding Editor of Banana Pitch Press Michelle Kicherer will be interviewing Banana Pitch author and former Executive Director of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Erica Vanstone about her debut roller derby book Don’t Let Them Eat the Baby. Erica will be joined by Rose City Roller’s Executive Director Kim Stegeman, whose book The Menopause Unicorn came out in June 2025.

We’ll be talking about small press publishing, the joys and terrors of writing a debut book, the importance of community in roller derby and other women’s sports — and more! Audience Q&A to follow.

More info is available on the Powell's website. We hope to see you there!!

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