Buxton Books Presents Coffee with an Author with Elizabeth Passarella
celebrating her new book, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway

Buxton Books is proud to host author Elizabeth Passarella for a Coffee with an Author event to celebrate her book, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway.

Join us in the bookstore on Monday, May 15 starting at 10:00 am for coffee, pastries, and - of course - books with author and Southern Living columinst, Elizabeth Passarella! We'll spend the morning chatting about her new collection of essays, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway, getting books signed, and finding out what she's learned after two decades of sharing her life through writing! 

Tickets are available as a "A Book is Your Ticket" option and a $5 General Admission ticket (a steal for coffee/yummy treats/time spent in a small group setting with such an amazing author). 

We hope you'll join us!

About the Book:

A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth Passarella about navigating change—whether emotional or logistical—and staying sane during life's unexpected twists and turns.

After Elizabeth Passarella and her husband finally decided that it was time to sell their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, she found herself wondering, Is there a proper technique for skinning a couch? The couch in question was a beloved hand-me-down from her father—who had recently passed away—and she was surprisingly reluctant to let the nine-foot, plaid, velour-covered piece of furniture go. So, out came the scissors. She kept the fabric and tossed the couch.

We've all had to make decisions in our lives about what to keep and what to toss—habits, attitudes, friends, even homes. In this new collection of essays, Elizabeth explores the ups and downs of moving forward—both emotionally and logistically—with her welcome candor and sense of humor that readers have come to love. She enters into a remarkable (and strange) relationship with an elderly neighbor whose apartment she hopes to buy, examines her own stubborn stances on motherhood and therapy, and tries to come to terms with a family health crisis that brings more questions than answers. Along the way Elizabeth reminds readers that when they feel stuck or their load feels heavy, there is always light breaking in somewhere.

It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway will make readers laugh, cry, and feel a little less alone as they navigate their own lives that are filled with uncertainty, change, and things beyond their control.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Passarella is the author of the essay collection Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York and a contributing editor at Southern Living, where she writes the Social Graces column. A former editor at Real Simple and Vogue, she has spent more than 20 years writing about food, travel, home design, and parenting in outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Coastal Living, Airbnb Magazine, and Apartment Therapy's The Kitchn. Elizabeth grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and now lives in New York City with her family.