Florence Williams -- "Heartbreak," with Buzzy Jackson

1107 Pearl Street,Boulder CO 80302

15 March, 2022

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Florence Williams will speak about and sign her book, "Heartbreak," at Boulder Book Store. She will be in conversation with Buzzy Jackson. Florence Williams will speak about and sign her new book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey, on Tuesday, March 15th at 6:30pm at Boulder Book Store. She will be in conversation with Buzzy Jackson for this special event.About the Book:When her twenty-five-year marriage unexpectedly falls apart, journalist Florence Williams expects the loss to hurt. What she doesn’t expect is that she’ll end up in the hospital, examining close-up the way our cells listen to loneliness. She travels to the frontiers of the science of “social pain” to learn why heartbreak hurts so much and why so much of the conventional wisdom about it is wrong. Searching for insight as well as personal strategies to game her way back to health, Williams tests her blood for genetic markers of grief, undergoes electrical shocks in a laboratory while looking at pictures of her ex, and ventures to the wilderness in search of awe as an antidote to loneliness. Heartbreak is a remarkable merging of science and self-discovery that will change the way we think about loneliness, health, and what it means to fall in and out of love. _________________ IMPORTANT TICKETING AND EVENT INFORMATION*Tickets are $5 (plus a small processing fee). *A coupon good for $5 off a copy of Heartbreak, or a purchase on the day of the event is included with your ticket. You will receive this coupon at the event. *COVID-19 measures: Admission to this event will be limited, and masks are required for all attendees. *After purchasing your tickets, send an email to [email protected] if you're a Readers Guild member and you'd like to reserve a seat at this event. Seats must be reserved before 5pm on event day. Purchase Heartbreak HERE Boulder Book Store is Boulder’s largest independent bookstore with 20,000 sq. feet, more than 100,000 titles, and three floors.