Book Signing & Talk with Alina Stefanescu, feat. Jennifer Horne

My Heresies: Book Talk & Signing with Alina Stefanescu📍 Ernest & Hadley Booksellers📅 Thursday, July 31, 2025🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Join us at Ernest & Hadley Booksellers for an evening of poetry, conversation, and literary exploration with acclaimed author and poet Alina Stefanescu, as she presents her highly anticipated new collection, .

In this searing and luminous work, Stefanescu delves into the complicated intersections of belief, longing, and grief. The poems of My Heresies trace a lyrical journey from Bucharest, Romania to Birmingham, Alabama, weaving together personal and familial histories with myth, memory, and a fierce reverence for language.

Whether reimagining biblical mythologies with sardonic edge or echoing the ghost-notes of Paul Celan, Stefanescu's poetry is both lush and austere, rich in imagery and laden with subtext. Her collection is a meditation on womanhood, family, exile, and the sacred spaces where longing and loss entwine.

📚 will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Alina Stefanescu was born in Romania and now lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her partner and a collection of intense mammals. Her body of work spans poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction. Previous publications include Dor (Wandering Aengus Press Prize winner), Ribald (Bull City Press), and the award-winning story collection Every Mask I Tried On. Her writing appears in Poetry, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, BOMB, and many other esteemed journals. When she’s not writing, she serves as an editor, reviewer, and critic—and is currently wrestling a novel-like creature into existence.

🎟️ Admission is free, but space is limited. Reserve your spot today and join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and conversation.

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