This event has passed.Talking About Grief Saturday, November 17, 2018 @ 1:00 pmRoom 8303 (Building 8, 3rd Floor) 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, Fl 33132 United States Gabriell Birkner’s and Rebecca Soffer’s brutally honest and inspiring Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Add to Schedule + Google Calendar+ Add to iCalendar Details Date: Saturday, November 17, 2018 Time: 1:00 pm Authors Gabrielle Birkner Gabrielle Birkner is an award-winning writer and editor, who is currently a senior editor at 70 Faces Media. She was previously features editor at The New York Sun, and director of digital media at the Forward. She writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines. She is coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave). Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome. Rebecca Soffer Rebecca Soffer is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Loss, a publication and community offering candid original essays and resources on loss. She is a former producer for the Peabody Award-winning Colbert Report. Rebecca is nationally recognized presenter on the topics of loss and resilience and has spoken at Chicago Ideas Week, Kripalu, The Commonwealth Club, and BinderCon. She has been published in a variety of media including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Refinery29. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave). Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome. Other Language English Occurrence Annual Venue Name: Room 8303 (Building 8, 3rd Floor) Location: 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, Fl 33132 United States + Google Map
Details Date: Saturday, November 17, 2018 Time: 1:00 pm Authors Gabrielle Birkner Gabrielle Birkner is an award-winning writer and editor, who is currently a senior editor at 70 Faces Media. She was previously features editor at The New York Sun, and director of digital media at the Forward. She writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines. She is coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave). Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome. Rebecca Soffer Rebecca Soffer is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Loss, a publication and community offering candid original essays and resources on loss. She is a former producer for the Peabody Award-winning Colbert Report. Rebecca is nationally recognized presenter on the topics of loss and resilience and has spoken at Chicago Ideas Week, Kripalu, The Commonwealth Club, and BinderCon. She has been published in a variety of media including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Refinery29. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave). Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics. Brutally honest and inspiring, Modern Loss invites us to talk intimately and humorously about grief, helping us confront the humanity (and mortality) we all share. Beginners welcome.
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