Michelle Tea: Free Love w/ MJ Corey

See Event Guidelines Below A revelatory and wildly entertaining chronicle of polyamory, from PEN/America Award winner, Guggenheim fellow, and beloved literary and tarot icon Michelle Tea. In recent years, polyamory has become a topic of fascination for the general public, but it has long enjoyed a great deal of popularity in many subcultures formerly deemed “underground” or “alternative.” Having been a member of these communities for years, Michelle Tea explores the complexity, beauty and affirmation of this practice with candor, humor, and deep appreciation. Combining her prodigious skills as a storyteller, deep research, and the kind of gonzo reporting that has earned her scores of dedicated readers, Tea takes us into the lives and hearts of those who are creating new relationship systems and forms of honest, ethical communication. Infused with the warmth and introspection that inform all of her various artistic practices, Free Love is Tea’s clarion call for greater visibility, acceptance, and a kinder, more sensual world. It is an unforgettable narrative from one of our most spirited ethnographers. Michelle Tea is the author of over 20 books, including the cult classic Valencia and the bestselling Modern Tarot. Her most recent book, Free Love: Adventures in Marriage and Polyamory, about which Miranda July said, 'This is the polyamory book I've always wanted.' Tea is a Guggenheim fellow, co-founder of the legendary feminist performance tour Sister Spit, brainstormer of the international sensation Drag Queen Story Hour, former editor of imprints at City Lights and The Feminist Press, and current Founding Editor of DOPAMINE Books, an innovatov publishing partnership with Semiotext(e). MJ Corey is a Brooklyn-based writer and psychotherapist best known as Kardashian Kolloquium on TikTok and Instagram, where she applies media theory and postmodern frameworks to the Kardashian family. Her culture writing has been featured in Refinery29, Paper Magazine, Vogue, and The New Yorker, among many other outlets. Her book, Dekonstructing the Kardashoan, was named by W Magazine as one of 16 must-read books of summer 2026. Event guidelines: Each ticket includes either a copy of the featured book or a $10 Books Are Magic gift card. Additional copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. A signing will follow the talk. The conversation will be livestreamed for free online here . As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event, even if you have a ticket; email us and we'll work it out. If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact .