

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Allegra Goodman presents "This Is Not About Us"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The bestselling author of "Isola" joins us to discuss her new novel.About this EventIf you would prefer to buy your ticket by phone, you may call Wellesley Books at 781-431-1160.About ticketing:Admission to the event is $5.To purchase the book with your admission, choose Admission + Book and we will waive your admission fee.If you decide to purchase the book at the event, we will discount your book purchase by $5.Please note that you must purchase your copy of the book from Wellesley Books in order to have the author sign it at the event.Please also note that we cannot issue ticket refunds within 48 hours of the event.Lastly, please be aware of our new parking system for the lot behind the store. Parking is free, but you must check in with Vend Park. We recommend setting this up before the event.ABOUT THE BOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A kaleidoscopic portrait of a modern American family—steadfast, complicated, begrudging, and loving—from the bestselling author of Isola“Wise, witty . . . a deliciously readable book [about] the delicate minutiae of family life, played beautifully, boldly, brightly in a major key.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)“Goodman’s mature and deftly written book suggests that, in family as in art, there is no such thing as uncomplicated happiness.”—The Wall Street JournalWas this just a brief skirmish, or the beginning of a thirty-year feud? In the Rubinstein family, it could go either way.When their beloved sister passes away, Sylvia and Helen Rubinstein are unmoored. A misunderstanding about apple cake turns into a decade of stubborn silence. Busy with their own lives—divorces, dating, career setbacks, college applications, bat mitzvahs and ballet recitals—their children do not want to get involved. As for their grandchildren? Impossible.With This Is Not About Us, master storyteller Allegra Goodman—whose prior collection was heralded as “one of the most astute and engaging books about American family life” (The Boston Globe)—returns to the form and subject that endeared her to legions of readers. Sharply observed and laced with humor, This Is Not About Us is a story of growing up and growing old, the weight of parental expectations, and the complex connection between sisters—a big-hearted book about the love that binds a family across generations.ABOUT THE AUTHORAllegra Goodman’s new book This Is Not About Us is on sale now. Her novels include Isola (a Reese’s Book Club selection), Sam (a Read With Jenna Book Club selection), The Chalk Artist(winner of the Massachusetts Book Award), Intuition, The Cookbook Collector, Paradise Park, and Kaaterskill Falls (a National Book Award finalist). Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere and has been anthologized in The O. Henry Awards and Best American Short Stories. She has written two collections of stories, The Family Markowitz and Total Immersion and a novel for younger readers, The Other Side of the Island. Her essays and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and The American Scholar.Raised in Honolulu, Goodman studied English and philosophy at Harvard and received a PhD in English literature from Stanford. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writer’s Award, the Salon Award for Fiction, and fellowships from MacDowell and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.(Photo credit: Joshua Meyer)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wellesley/allegra-goodman-presents-this-is-not-about-us/100001984977624509
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, kids
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 33.34, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Wellesley
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Wellesley Books
- **lat**: 42.295765
- **long**: -71.297326
- **full address**: Wellesley Books, 82 Central Street, Wellesley, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 13 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wellesley Books, 82 Central Street, Wellesley, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 33.34 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Wellesley Books
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, kids
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Allegra Goodman presents "This Is Not About Us" ?
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