Author, essayist and self-proclaimed smart-ass Helena Andrews discusses and signs her new memoir Bitch Is the New Black. Told with humor, insight and honesty, Bitch details Andrewss life as a single, educated black woman living and working in Washington, D. C. Challenging the concept that black women are one-dimensional, Andrews acknowledges that the word most often used to describe the modern black woman is strong. She wants to add tired, greedy, sexy, scared and, most of all, funny to that list. 5 p.m. Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-523-0701 or visit www.brazosbookstore.com. Free.
Fri., July 16, 5 p.m., 2010
This article appears in Jul 15-21, 2010.