West Hartford Library Welcomes Author Moira Weigel ​

From the West Hartford Public Library:

Author Talk with Moira Weigel

Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating
Thursday, Aug. 4 at 7:00pm
West Hartford Public Library Meeting Room
20 South Main Street, West Hartford

'Does anyone date anymore?” Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis, but authorities have always said this. Ever since young men and women started to go out together, older generations have scolded them: That’s not the way to find true love.

Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and romance in modern America at the West Hartford Public Library on Thursday, August 4 at 7:00pm. In her new book, Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating, she weaves together over one hundred years of history, and helps us understand how looking for love shapes who we are, and moves us closer to the happy ending that dating promises.

Lines like 'I’ll pick you up at six” made sense at a time when people had jobs that started and ended at fixed hours. But in an age of contract work and flextime, many of us have become sexual freelancers, more likely to text a partner "u still up?"

Moira Weigel's book isn't a guide to "getting the guy.” There are no ridiculous 'rules” to follow. Instead, she helps us understand how looking for love shapes who we are―and hopefully leads us closer to the happy ending that dating promises.

Author Info: Moira Weigel was born in Brooklyn. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Nation, The New Republic, n+1, and The New Inquiry, among other publications, and she is currently completing a PhD in Comparative Literature at Yale University. After years of first-person research on dating, she is off the market. "Labor of Love" is her first book.

Register online or call the library at 860.561.6990. Free. Books will be available at the event for sale and autographing by the author. The event will take place in the West Hartford Public Library Meeting Room, 20 South Main Street, West Hartford. Park in the nearby Isham Garage and bring your parking stub to the event for validation.

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