An evening of Modern Loss storytelling with Rebecca Soffer
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240
Join Rebecca Soffer, coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome., and a lineup of local Berkshire writers for an evening of community and provocative storytelling about grief — the good, the bad, the ugly, and the hilarious.
Rebecca Soffer is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Loss, a publication and community offering candid original essays and resources on loss. She is also coauthor of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (Harper Wave, 2018) which debuted as a #1 new release on Amazon. Rebecca is a former producer for the Peabody Award-winning Colbert Report. She is a nationally recognized presenter on the topics of loss and resilience and has spoken at Chicago Ideas Week, Kripalu, The Commonwealth Club, and HBO, and has been published in a variety of media including The New York Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Refinery29. She is a graduate of Emory University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Rebecca lives in New York City and the Berkshires with her husband and two young children.
The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact Nicole Williams at 413-551-5100 or by email, nwilliams@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
