# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with Mandi Fugate Sheffel, the author of The Nature of Pain. Sheffel will be reading from her new memoir.About this EventJoin us for an evening with Mandi Fugate Sheffel, the author of The Nature of Pain. Sheffel will be reading from her new memoir, with a signing following immediately afterwards.Get a 10% discount on the book when you RSVP on Eventbrite and present it at the bookshop register.About the Book"One by one, the mourners came to me. I didn't want to talk. I didn't want to discuss what might have happened. I didn't want to be here. The lump in my throat was suffocating. I'm not meant to grieve like this . . . I wanted to go somewhere without all these eyes. Pain is easier to digest in solitude."Mandi Fugate Sheffel was born in the heart of rural small-town America, in a place where "wild teaberry grows," with creeks "as clear and cold as nature would allow." As a curious, sensitive child raised in a challenging environment, she formed a deep bond with her cousin Eric. As the pair grew up together, they sought a sense of belonging, and drugs and alcohol provided a temporary escape from the harsh realities of their lives. Everything shifted when Purdue Pharma launched aggressive marketing campaigns for Oxyc**tin in central Appalachia.In The Nature of Pain, Sheffel recounts coming of age during the opioid epidemic of the late 1990s and early 2000s. She illuminates the importance of kinship and connection to place while exposing the bitter truths of a community transformed by opioids. With candid, lyrical prose, Sheffel reveals what life is really like for people in active addiction and recovery. Her lived experience as an eastern Kentuckian affected by the opioid crisis is an underrepresented story that must be heard. Sheffel's memoir is an aching tale of empathy for modern mountain folks—of love and grief, of family and place, and of the addictions that continue to pain them.About the AuthorMandi Fugate Sheffel was born and raised in Redfox, Kentucky. She is the owner of the Read Spotted Newt, an independent bookstore in Hazard, Kentucky, and has been involved with the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky and the Appalachian Arts Alliance, among other organizations. Her personal essays and opinion pieces can be found in Still: The Journal, Appalachian Journal, The Lexington Herald-Leader, and The Courier Journal.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/spartanburg/mandi-fugate-sheffel-the-nature-of-pain-author-reading-and-signing/100001984628135177
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kentucky-derby
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Spartanburg
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hub City Writers Project
- **lat**: 34.948987
- **long**: -81.934463
- **full address**: Hub City Writers Project, 186 W Main St, Spartanburg, United States

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- **Q**: When and where is Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing being held?
  - **A:** Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Hub City Writers Project, 186 W Main St, Spartanburg, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing?
  - **A:** Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing is organized by Hub City Writers Project.
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  - **A:** Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing is ideal for party-goers, social butterflies, and anyone looking for a great night out with music, drinks, and good vibes. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Spartanburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mandi Fugate Sheffel: The Nature of Pain - Author Reading & Signing sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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