Authors Elissa Schappell and Greg Olear at Pen Parentis

Shaking it up at Pen Parentis this month, Greg Olear (author of Fathermucker) and Elissa Schappell (author of Use Me) read from new work and sign books at the elegant library bar. Hear how these industry notables have balanced their real-life family responsibilities with their careers in writing about messed-up families. Have a glass of wine and possibly meet your next editor! At the Libertine Library, second floor of the Gild Hall Hotel (a Thompson Hotel) at 15 Gold Street in Lower Manhattan, take any subway line to Fulton Street.