Michelle Tea in Conversation with Brontez Purnell: Free Love

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Celebrate the San Francisco launch of Free Love: Adventures in Marriage and Polyamory with award-winning author Michelle Tea in conversation with writer, artist, and musician Brontez Purnell. Drawing on interviews with Bay Area figures including Purnell, Karl Soehnlein, and Kevin Clarke, Tea's book opens a lively conversation about marriage, polyamory, and relationships. Tea is the author of Valencia and Against Memoir and a co-founder of Sister Spit; Purnell wrote 100 Boyfriends and Since I Laid My Burden Down. WHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 6:00–7:30 p.m. PST (San Francisco local time). WHERE: Koret Auditorium, Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. ATTENDING: SFPL states that its programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted. No advance registration requirement is stated for this program. For up-to-date attendance and accessibility information, consult the official event page. ORGANIZER: San Francisco Public Library. Sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. This is an independent ARTSSN Books listing, not an ARTSSN-hosted event. OFFICIAL EVENT SOURCE: https://sfpl.org/events/2026/11/24/author-michelle-tea-conversation-brontez-purnell PROMOTIONAL IMAGE CREDIT: San Francisco Public Library, official event promotion featuring Michelle Tea, the Free Love book cover, and Brontez Purnell. Original image: https://sfpl.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/32492.png

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San Francisco Public Library - Main Library

100 Larkin Street

San Francisco, California, 94102 · United States

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